Description
This book presents a comparative historical overview of female employment patterns across the Mediterranean region, analyzing how the relationship between economic development, political change and the cultural environment shapes the evolution of gender roles in interconnected spheres of social life. Edited By Ayse Bugra and Yalin zkan Introduction: Trajectories of Female Employment in the Mediterranean; A.Bu?ra Female Employment and Welfare State Development in Spain; O.Salido & L.Moreno The Modernization of Female Employment in Italy: One Country, Two Patterns; A.Andreotti & E.Mingione Female Activity and Employment Trends and Patterns in Greece: Women’s Difficult Road to Economic Independence; M.Karamessini Modernization, Religious Conservatism and Female Employment through Economic Development in Turkey; A.Bu?ra & Y.zkan How Private Lives Determine Work Options: Reflections on Poor Women’s Employment in Egypt; H.Sholkamy Conclusion; A.Bu?ra & Y.zkan
