Equal Opportunities International: Volume 5 Issue 1
Table of contents
Working Women in Japan
Hiroshi TanakaJapan is perhaps the worst of the top industrialised nations in its treatment of its female labour force. Although some improvements have been made, discrimination still exists in…
Working Women Abroad — Great Britain
Valerie HammondThe number of women at work in the UK has increased significantly over the past 20–30 years. Women now constitute a substantial proportion of the total labour force. This increase…
Opportunities for Women to Acquire Gainful Employment in the Alternative Sector in Berlin
Gerda LischkeThe alternative sector still offers women substantial and meaningful advantages over the formal sector in employment. A project group, “Women in the Labour Market”, associated…
The Occupational Distribution of Women in the UK: the case of part‐time workers
Angela DaleWomen workers will find themselves at a disadvantage when competing in the labour market with men if they are not able to take advantage of promotion opportunities, regardless of…
Working Women Abroad — West Germany
Ariane Berthoin Antal, Camilla Krebsbach‐GnathWomen workers in industrialised countries essentially face the same challenges: to achieve equal opportunities in the labour market in terms of quantity, type and level of…