ABSTRACT
In urban labor markets, the range of women's jobs is more limited than men's and is more often concentrated in occupations in which skill levels and status are relatively low. Wage differentials are a key result of occupational segregation between women and men in both developing and developed countries. The negative consequences of women's position in the labor market are reinforced by the "double day" nature of their lives, which creates heavy time pressures for them and can interfere with job mobility and training as well as participation in public life. Redressing women's worldwide secondary status in terms of economic opportunity and reward is more than an issue of equity; women not only deserve but require equal treatment because their work is essential to the economic well-being of their families. Great Britain's declining economy has resulted in state policies that have had a similar deleterious effect on women.
