Is there evidence of a wage penalty to female part-time employment in South Africa?

South African Journal of Economics

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 466-479

  Posel, Dorrit ^a   Muller, Colette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Part time employment; Protective labour legislation; South Africa; Working hours

Indexed keywords

GENDER DISPARITY; LABOR POLICY; LEGISLATION; WAGE; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT; WOMENS STATUS;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 55949098452     PISSN: 00382280     EISSN: 18136982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1813-6982.2008.00197.x     Document Type: Article

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