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Gender, Ethnicity and Employment
Haque, Rowshan; Haque, Mohammed
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Description for Gender, Ethnicity and Employment
Hardback. Shows that NESB (Non-English Speaking Background) migrant women are over represented in occupations that have low pay and poor working conditions. This work also shows that they are disadvantaged (and discriminated against) in the Australian labour market due to poor English, non-recognition of overseas qualifications and their late arrival. Series: Contributions to Economics. Num Pages: 238 pages, 21 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFSJ1; JFSL; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 514.
This book provides an empirical investigation of the employment status of Non- English-Speaking Background (NESB) and Australia-born women. The analysis adds to the work of Australian authors who have found that NESB women are und- represented in occupations that have relatively high pay and congenial working conditions, and are over-represented amongst the unemployed. This study dev- ops a de?nition of primary sector employment from the occupation categories in the 1996 Census, and uses the ANU2 occupational prestige scale and earnings data from the Census. The book constructed univariate probit models for labour market participation, and primary sector employment and unemployment ... Read more
This book provides an empirical investigation of the employment status of Non- English-Speaking Background (NESB) and Australia-born women. The analysis adds to the work of Australian authors who have found that NESB women are und- represented in occupations that have relatively high pay and congenial working conditions, and are over-represented amongst the unemployed. This study dev- ops a de?nition of primary sector employment from the occupation categories in the 1996 Census, and uses the ANU2 occupational prestige scale and earnings data from the Census. The book constructed univariate probit models for labour market participation, and primary sector employment and unemployment ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
Series
Contributions to Economics
Number of Pages
220
Place of Publication
Heidelberg, Germany
ISBN
9783790819991
SKU
V9783790819991
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for Gender, Ethnicity and Employment
From the reviews: “This book analyzes the likelihood of three labor market outcomes … for immigrant women from non-English-speaking countries (‘NESB women’), and compares them with women born in Australia. It will primarily interest scholars who study immigration, gender, and labor markets. … The most valuable parts of the book are the survey of other studies and the tables ... Read more