Edited by the late Marianne A. Ferber former Professor of Economics and Women’s Studies, Emerita, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, US

'The articles reproduced here are among those that made the most significant contributions to knowledge of women's role in the labour market, and of how policies influence the outcome. . . . It would be difficult to exaggerate the value of these volumes, bringing together as they do such a wide range of empirical research on some of the most important issues in social policy at the end of the twentieth century.'

• Contents: Introduction Part I: Explaining Women’s Labor Force Participation Part II: Occupational Distribution Part III: The Male/Female Earnings Ratio Part IV: Policies to Improve Women’s Status in the Labor Market Part V: Impact of Women’s Labor Force Participation on the Family Name Index

Edited by the late Marianne A. Ferber former Professor of Economics and Women’s Studies, Emerita, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, US

'The articles reproduced here are among those that made the most significant contributions to knowledge of women's role in the labour market, and of how policies influence the outcome. . . . It would be difficult to exaggerate the value of these volumes, bringing together as they do such a wide range of empirical research on some of the most important issues in social policy at the end of the twentieth century.'

• Contents: Introduction Part I: Explaining Women’s Labor Force Participation Part II: Occupational Distribution Part III: The Male/Female Earnings Ratio Part IV: Policies to Improve Women’s Status in the Labor Market Part V: Impact of Women’s Labor Force Participation on the Family Name Index

Edited by the late Marianne A. Ferber former Professor of Economics and Women’s Studies, Emerita, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, US

'The articles reproduced here are among those that made the most significant contributions to knowledge of women's role in the labour market, and of how policies influence the outcome. . . . It would be difficult to exaggerate the value of these volumes, bringing together as they do such a wide range of empirical research on some of the most important issues in social policy at the end of the twentieth century.'

• Contents: Introduction Part I: Explaining Women’s Labor Force Participation Part II: Occupational Distribution Part III: The Male/Female Earnings Ratio Part IV: Policies to Improve Women’s Status in the Labor Market Part V: Impact of Women’s Labor Force Participation on the Family Name Index