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Wei-Hsin Yu - Gendered Trajectories: Women, Work, and Social Change in Japan and Taiwan - 9780804760096 - V9780804760096
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Gendered Trajectories: Women, Work, and Social Change in Japan and Taiwan

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Description for Gendered Trajectories: Women, Work, and Social Change in Japan and Taiwan Hardback. Through a detailed analysis of macroeconomic changes and individuals' lifetime employment trajectories, this book explains why Japan and Taiwan have experienced different levels of improvement in women's economic status over the last half century. Series: Studies in Social Inequality. Num Pages: 280 pages, 15 tables, 51 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; 1FPJ; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.

Gendered Trajectories explores why industrial societies vary in the pace at which they reduce gender inequality and compares changes in women's employment opportunities in Japan and Taiwan over the last half-century. Japan has undergone much less improvement in women's economic status than Taiwan, despite its more advanced economy and greater welfare provisions. The difference is particularly puzzling because the two countries share many institutional practices and values.

Drawing on historical trends, survey statistics, and personal interviews with people in both countries, Yu shows how country-specific organizational arrangements and industrial policies affect women's employment. In particular, the conditions faced by ... Read more

Few studies documenting the development of women's economic lives are based on non-Western societies and even fewer adopt a comparative perspective. This perceptive work demonstrates and underscores the importance of understanding gender inequality as a long-term, dynamic social process.

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Product Details

Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Series
Studies in Social Inequality
Condition
New
Weight
521 g
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804760096
SKU
V9780804760096
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Wei-Hsin Yu
Wei-hsin Yu is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Texas at Austin.

Reviews for Gendered Trajectories: Women, Work, and Social Change in Japan and Taiwan
"Wei-hsin Yu's Gendered Trajectories: Women, Work, and Social Change in Japan and Taiwan, compares two countries with intertwined political histories, similar religious traditions, and shared patriarchal cultures. . . Yu takes a long-term view. Women in Taiwan, she argues, are likely to benefit from the country's increased economic growth, in contrast to Japan, where hierarchical work structures likely will continue ... Read more

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