Decomposing ethnic gaps in women's labour force participation: evidence from the UK.
Despite substantial increases in women's labour force participation in the UK, large disparities remain across ethnic groups. This article examines the sources of these gaps, assessing the relative importance of individual, household, structural, and cultural factors. Beyond the well-established rol...
| Publicado en: | Oxford Economic Papers Vol. 78; no. 3; pp. 872 - 894 |
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