Women's Working Lives in East Asia

by Mary C. Brinton

Book Overview

One of the most dramatic economic changes of the past century has been the increase in married women's work outside the home. This volume examines the nature of married women's participation in the economies of three East Asian countries--Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea. In addition to asking what is similar or different about women's economic participation in this region of the world compared to Western societies, the book also asks how women's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804743541
• ISBN13: 9780804743549
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 11.6"