Women in transition: changes in gender wage differentials in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.

Under state socialism, women fared relatively well in the labor market: female-male wage differentials were similar to those in the West, and female labor force participation rates were among the highest in the world. Have these women maintained their relative positions since the introduction of mar...

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Published in:	Industrial & Labor Relations Review Vol. 54; no. 1; pp. 138 - 163
Main Author:	Brainerd, Elizabeth
Format:	Article
Published:	Cornell University October 2000
Subjects:	Wage differentials Gender differences (Psychology) Economics Labor market Eastern Europe Former Soviet republics
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