ABSTRACT
The past few decades have witnessed a dramatic change in the G-7 countries: The pronounced increase in women's economic activity rates and the simultaneous decline in men's activity rates has meant that the "average" worker is as likely to be female as male. Recent studies, however, point to the contradictory results of women's entry into wage labor. Increasingly, many sectors and industries are experiencing a feminization of their labor force, yet women's employment still remains less secure than men's. This fart is reflected in their concentration in atypical or nonstandard forms of employment, such as part-time work.
