Women in the World of Work : Statistical Analysis and Projections to the Year 2000 (2 ed)

This title provides data, statistical information and analysis of female and male economic activity at global, regional and national levels.

The book sets out in chart form statistics and projections from 1950 to 2000, and evaluates past trends and future prospects by age, economic sector and gross years of working life.

The book's projections for the year 2000 gives targets for growth in job opportunities for women if the projected declines in their shares are to be averted.

The book is published in response to the "Nairobi Forward-Looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women" and the feelings that arose throughout the United Nations decade for Women (1976-1985) of the inadequacy of data on female economic activity in many regions.

It was found that women's work was simply undercounted or misclassified.