What has the feminisation of the labour market 'brought' women in South Africa? Trends in labour force participation, employment and earnings, 1995 - 2001

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2004-03

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University of Cape Town


Development Policy Research Unit


University of Cape Town

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Development and Poverty Research Unit Working Paper Development Policy Research Unit Working Paper 04/084

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There has been a dramatic increase in the labour force participation of women in South Africa since the mid-1990s. Male participation has also been increasing but at a substantially slower rate, such that a feminisation of the labour force has occurred, mirroring a more general global trend that has been occurring since World War Two.
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