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Anker, Richard; Hein, Catherine – International Labour Review, 1985
Case studies provide evidence as to why Third World employers generally prefer male workers and consider certain jobs to be more suitable for men, and other jobs, much less numerous, to be more suitable for women. The authors also draw a number of distinctions between stereotype and fact. (Author/CT)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Developing Nations, Employed Women, Employer Attitudes