Women in Work∼: an equal opportunities audit

Abstract

During the last few dacades, most nations have seen a significant growth in the number and proportion of women, especially married women, in the labour force. However, the cultural norms of many of these countries remain ambivalent about the employment of women outside the home. Rarely, outside socialist countries, do nations fully accept or endorse the employment of women. Political constraints reinforce ambivalent social and cultural attitudes and generate resistance to the acceptance of the costs involved, and benefits to be gained, in adjusting society's structure to the changing roles of women and assisting in the integration of women into the labour force without discrimination.

Citation

Pettman, B.O. (1979), "Women in Work∼: an equal opportunities audit", Employee Relations, Vol. 1 No. 1, pp. 19-23. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb054924