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Anker, Richard – International Labour Review, 1983
This article discusses the difficulties involved in obtaining accurate labor force data for Third World women, from the point of view of interviewers, respondents, and labor statisticians or economists. Suggestions are then made regarding alternative definitions of the labor force and survey questionnaire structures in order to overcome some of…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Employed Women
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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