Women's working lives in East Asia / edited by Mary C. Brinton.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brinton, Mary C.

Series:

Studies in social inequality

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Employment--East Asia.

Women.

Women--Employment.

East Asia.

Physical Description:

xv, 378 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2001.

Summary:

This volume examines the nature of married women' s participation in the economies of three East Asian countries- Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea. In addition to asking what is similar or different about women' s economic participation in this region of the world compared to Western societies, the book also asks how women' s work patterns vary across the three countries.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-369) and index.

ISBN:

0804741492

0804743541

OCLC:

45908958