Women in the Labour Market : Two Decades of Change and Continuity

This report summarises the main trends and issues in women's employment over the past two decades.

It provides information on economic activity, full-time and part-time work, industrial and occupational change, pay and women's educational attainment.

This is followed by a discussion on the extent to which women remain at a disadvantage in the labour market, which highlights key areas in which progress has been made and evidence of continued discrimination on the basis of gender.