Women in the Japanese labour market, 1947-2003: A brief survey

International Labour Review

Volumn 144, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 451-472

  Kumamoto Healey, Junko ^a  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER ROLE; LABOR MARKET; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 33645104475     PISSN: 00207780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1564-913X.2005.tb00577.x     Document Type: Article

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