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The Myth of Rising Female Employment

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  • Catherine Hakim

    (University of Essex, British Department of Employment)

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  • Catherine Hakim, 1993. "The Myth of Rising Female Employment," Work, Employment & Society, British Sociological Association, vol. 7(1), pages 97-120, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:sae:woemps:v:7:y:1993:i:1:p:97-120
    DOI: 10.1177/095001709371005
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    2. Steffen Hillmert, 2002. "Deregulation of the labor market and chances of employment in Great Britain," International Advances in Economic Research, Springer;International Atlantic Economic Society, vol. 8(1), pages 1-9, February.
    3. Bernd Fitzenberger & Gaby Wunderlich, 2004. "The Changing Life Cycle Pattern In Female Employment: A Comparison Of Germany And The Uk," Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Scottish Economic Society, vol. 51(3), pages 302-328, August.
    4. Christina Jonung & Inga Persson, 1993. "Women and Market Work: The Misleading Tale of Participation Rates in International Comparisons," Work, Employment & Society, British Sociological Association, vol. 7(2), pages 259-274, June.
    5. Christine Cousins, 1994. "A Comparison of the Labour Market Position of Women in Spain and the UK with Reference to the `Flexible' Labour Debate," Work, Employment & Society, British Sociological Association, vol. 8(1), pages 45-67, March.
    6. Bernd Fitzenberger & Reinhold Schnabel & Gaby Wunderlich, 2004. "The gender gap in labor market participation and employment: A cohort analysis for West Germany," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 17(1), pages 83-116, February.
    7. Jay Ginn & Sara Arber, 2002. "Degrees of Freedom: Do Graduate Women escape the Motherhood Gap in Pensions?," Sociological Research Online, , vol. 7(2), pages 1-17, May.
    8. Peter Elias, 1996. "Book Reviews," Work, Employment & Society, British Sociological Association, vol. 10(3), pages 583-585, September.
    9. Fabio B. LOSA & Pau ORIGONI, 2005. "The socio-cultural dimension of women's labour force participation choices in Switzerland," International Labour Review, International Labour Organization, vol. 144(4), pages 473-494, December.
    10. Deidre Wicks & Gita Mishra & Lisa Milne, 2002. "Young Women, Work and Inequality: Is it What They Want or What They Get? An Australian Contribution to Research on Women and Workforce Participation," Sociological Research Online, , vol. 7(3), pages 3-18, August.

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