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Beyond Gender: The Impact Of Age, Ethnicity, Nationality And Economic Growth On Women In The Singapore Economy

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  • LINDA Y. C. LIM

    (Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, 701 Tappan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1234, United States)

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This paper examines trends in women's labor force participation, sectoral and occupational distribution, and wage incomes relative to men, including by age and education. Since 1980, gender disparities in virtually all categories have substantially narrowed; those remaining result from women's continued disproportionate responsibility for family care, and additional factors affecting women at the highest levels of the labor force and income distribution. There are some areas of concern for women's economic future in Singapore, including the impacts of ageing, foreign labor and immigration, and wage stagnation experienced by low-income families under Singapore's economic development model.

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  • Linda Y. C. Lim, 2015. "Beyond Gender: The Impact Of Age, Ethnicity, Nationality And Economic Growth On Women In The Singapore Economy," The Singapore Economic Review (SER), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 60(02), pages 1-16.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:serxxx:v:60:y:2015:i:02:n:s0217590815500204
    DOI: 10.1142/S0217590815500204
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