This book offers an analysis of the key issues faced by women in the labor market in the 21st century. It identifies the factors that inhibit women's participation in the labor market, studies occupational segregation by gender and analyzes labor transitions, questioning whether the experience for men and women differs. It also explores the effect of entrepreneurship support programs on women's economic and social positions, as well as the public policy implications of women's entry into the labor market.
The book investigates working women in Mexico and also offers comparisons with countries such as Spain and developing countries within Eastern Europe. It explores a variety of topics, from a gender perspective, such as labor participation, the feminization of poverty, migration, wage gaps, changes in employment, informal work programs and public policy. Finally, the book offers a topical and timely analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic, tracking the gender inequalities among men and women in labor markets.
The main market for the book is the global community of academics, researchers and graduate students in the fields of economics and, specifically, in the study of the labor market from a gender perspective. It will also be beneficial to government institutions responsible for the creation of public programs and policies, as well as non-governmental and non-profit organizations.
"1. How has teleworking highlighted gender differences in Mexico in the face of COVID-19 pandemic?; 2. Women's participation in Mexico's labor market; 3. Female generations and the path to gender labour equality in Spain. The second section includes the chapters: ""Segregation and wage inequality"" 4. Female Segregation: A Mexico-Spain comparison; 5. COVID-19 crisis: Tracking gender inequalities between women and men in the Mexican labor market; 6. Poverty risk of female-headed households on Mexico’s northern border. The third section ""Labor Mobility"" includes the chapters: 7. Do Male and Female Labor Market Transition Patterns Differ in Mexico?, 8. Return Migration of Mexican Women and Their Reincorporation into the Labor Market. The fourth section ""Programs in support of gender equality"" includes the chapters: 9. Differences in levels of support for gender equality between working and non-working women in Mexico, 10. Effects of Entrepreneurship Support Programs on Women’s Economic and Social Positions – An Eastern European Perspective"
Reyna Elizabeth Rodríguez Pérez is a professor-researcher at the Faculty of Economics of the Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila. David Castro Lugo is a professor-researcher at the Center for Socioeconomic Research (CISE) of the Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila.
