ABSTRACT
First published in 1982, this collection was the result of an ambitious and wide-ranging, inter-disciplinary research programme conducted by the International Labour Office (ILO) on the relationship between women’s roles and demographic change, with a view to influencing contemporary government and non-government policy and future research in the field. The ILO held an informal gathering of leading researchers in the fields of economics, anthropology, sociology and demography and this volume represents a unique and practically-orientated collection, offering valuable insights into contemporary perspectives on women’s studies and population dynamics.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|43 pages
Overview
part 2|62 pages
Conceptualizing and Measuring Women's Roles
part 3|56 pages
Social and Cultural Dimensions Influencing Women's Roles
part 4|66 pages
Women's Roles and their Relationship to Fertility and Mortality
part 5|44 pages
Economic Dimensions Influencing Women's Roles