Open AccessMeasuring Women's Economic Activity
Author(s) -
Lebanese American University
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
al-raida
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2226-4841
pISSN - 0259-9953
DOI - 10.32380/alrj.v0i0.1256
Subject(s) - demographic economics , economics , demography , sociology
Over the last decade interest in the role of women in economic development has increased greatly. The measurement of female labour force activity is often underreported in censuses and surveys. Statistical data on women's economic activity are either inaccurate or incomplete and show lower activity rates for women than expected.