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020			_a0-8213-2308-3
082			_a331.4098 P 41096
090			_c5093 _d5093
100			_aPsacharopoulos, George, ed.
100			_aTzannatos, Zafiris, ed.
245			_aCase studies on women's employment and pay in Latin American
260			_bThe World Bank
260			_aWashington, D.C.
260			_c1992
300			_aix; 480 p. _bil.
500			_aCopias: 47846
504			_aIncluye bibliografía
505			_aCopias: 47846
520			_aWomen ' s role in economic development can be examined from many different perspectives, including the feminist, anthropological, sociological, economic and legislative. This study employs an economic perspective and focuses on how women behave and are treated in the work force in a number of Latin American economies. It specifically considers the determinants of women ' s labor force participation and male-to-female earnings differentials. Understanding the reasons for low labor market participation rates among women, or high wage discrimination against women, can lead to policies that will improve the efficiency and equity with which human resources are utilized in a particular country. This study uses household survey data to analyze labor force participation rates and wages earned by men and women in similar positions, paying special attention to the role of education earned by men and women in similar positions, paying special attention to the role of education as a factor influencing women ' s decision to work. The results show that, overall, the more years of schooling a woman has, the more likely she is to participate in the labor force. In addition, more educated women earn significantly more than less educated women. The book also attempts analyses of the common factors which determine salaries paid to men and women in an effort to identify what part of the male/female earnings differential can be attributed to different human capital endowments between the sexes, and what part is due to unexplained factors such as discrimination. Differences in human capital endowments explain only a small proportion of the wage differential in most of the country studies.
650			_aAMERICA LATINA
650			_aTRABAJADORAS
650			_aESTUDIOS DE CASOS
650			_aDISCRIMINACION BASADA EN EL GENERO
650			_aSALARIOS
650			_aMANO DE OBRA FEMENINA
650			_aAPLICACIONES
650			_aCASOS PRACTICOS
650			_aREMUNERACION
650			_aSUELDOS
653			_a
700			_aPsacharopoulos, George, ed.
700			_aTzannatos, Zafiris, ed.
920			_a41096
920			_a47846
942			_cLIBR _j331.4098 P 41096
999			_c5085 _d5085