Female labor force participation (FLFP) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) remains the lowest globally …, FLFP more than doubled following legal reforms, deployment of active labor market programs, and effective communication …

A small group of people accounts for a large majority of flows between labor market states and of spells in un- and non …-employment. In this paper, we ask whether it is possible to identify those weakly attached to the labor market during their prime … working-age years using information available early in their lives. First, we use information on labor force transitions …

This article examines the trends in women's economic outcomes in the United States focusing primarily on labor force … prior to the 1990s followed by a slowing or stalling of gains thereafter, with a plateauing of female labor force … considers some new policy initiatives addressing work-family issues and labor market discrimination that may hold potential for …

The past half century has witnessed widespread gender convergence across many labor market outcomes, including hours …