Women and the economic miracle: gender and work in postwar japan

Auteur :
Brinton, Mary C.
Éditeur :
University of California Press
ISBN :
9780520089204
Date de publication :
18 oct. 1994
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
408 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Explores a central paradox of the Japanese economy - the relegation of women to low-paying, dead-end jobs in a workforce that depends on their labor to maintain its status as a world economic leader. This book provides an examination of the role of gender in Japan's phenomenal postwar economic growth.