abstract: 'This paper provides a review of the progress of women in the labour

  market over the last 30 years. We begin with a discussion of the

  theoretical underpinnings and the empirical evidence of the labour

  supply decisions of women. We then draw on Labour Force Survey data to

  examine the trends in labour force participation, and employment trends

  by industry and work patterns. We also draw on the Survey of Labour and

  Income Dynamics to examine changes in women''s wages and income

  inequality. Our results show that the labour supply behaviour of women

  has increased such that: it now more closely mirrors that of their male

  counterparts, though children remain a key defining difference.

  Part-time labour market participation also reflects this difference. We

  show that while wages have improved, a sizable earnings differential

  remains. Changes in women''s education levels were shown to underlie many

  of these trends. Finally, we conclude the paper by addressing policy

  issues related to the trends and position of women in the labour market.

  We focus this discussion on social assistance, child-care policies,

  child benefits, employment insurance, non-wage benefits, and pay and

  employment equity.'
affiliation: 'Chaykowski, RP (Corresponding Author), Queens Univ, Kingston, ON, Canada.

  Queens Univ, Kingston, ON, Canada.'
author: Chaykowski, RP and Powell, LM
author_list:
- family: Chaykowski
  given: RP
- family: Powell
  given: LM
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.2307/3552314
files: []
issn: 0317-0861
journal: CANADIAN PUBLIC POLICY-ANALYSE DE POLITIQUES
keywords-plus: 'CHILD-CARE COSTS; FEMALE WAGE DIFFERENTIALS; MARRIED MOTHERS; EARNINGS

  DIFFERENTIALS; ONTARIO EXPERIENCE; CANADIAN EVIDENCE; EMPLOYMENT;

  IMPACT; BENEFITS; WORK'
language: English
month: NOV
note: Conference on Women and Work, KINGSTON, CANADA, 1998
number: '1'
number-of-cited-references: '68'
pages: S1-S25
papis_id: 52408851e23afffcc3ff32db2673759d
ref: Chaykowski1999womenlabour
times-cited: '21'
title: 'Women and the labour market: Recent trends and policy issues'
type: Article; Proceedings Paper
unique-id: WOS:000084473200002
usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
usage-count-since-2013: '22'
volume: '25'
web-of-science-categories: Economics; Public Administration
year: '1999'