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The Economic Position of Women in Asia
Author(s) -
Meng Xin
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
asian‐pacific economic literature
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.232
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1467-8411
pISSN - 0818-9935
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8411.1996.tb00004.x
Subject(s) - position (finance) , workforce , china , affect (linguistics) , government (linguistics) , demographic economics , economics , development economics , economic growth , political science , psychology , linguistics , philosophy , communication , finance , law
This article surveys the literature on the economic position of women in Asian countries. Statistics show that the relative position of women improves with economic development. A negative income effect on women's economic participation in the paid workforce results in an inverse U‐shaped relationship between female participation rate and economic development. Cultural influences affect the degree of discrimination against women, and these vary between countries. China and Australia illustrate the potentially moderating role of government policy on gender discrimination.