Feminist economists should make greater use of qualitative methods and enhance the complementarities between survey and qualitative methods. This will facilitate three outcomes of value for feminist economics: uncover and correct androcentric biases in survey-generated data/analyses; advance...

This study examines connections between intergroup inequality and macroeconomic outcomes, considering various channels through which gender, growth, and development interact. It upholds the salience not only of equality in opportunities but also equality in outcomes. The contribution argues that...

After 1980, the Taiwanese economy was marked by technological change, growing overseas investment by Taiwanese firms, and continuing success with export-oriented manufacturing. In the manufacturing sector these developments coincided with a decline in women's employment opportunities relative to...

Since 1978 China has been undergoing transition from a socialist to a capitalist economy and the opening up to international trade and investment. This process has been accelerated by WTO membership. This article presents an overview of the gendered processes and outcomes associated with China's...

1. Engendering development strategies and macroeconomic policies : what's sound and sensible? / Gunseli Berik and Yana van der Meulen Rodgers -- 2. The road to gender equality : global trends and the way forward / Stephanie Seguino -- 3. Making policy work for women : gender, foreign direct...

Purpose – Since the mid‐1990s, offshore production has become increasingly important in white‐collar, service sector activities in the US economy. This development coincided with a stagnant gender wage gap in the service sector and a slowdown in the narrowing of the overall US gender wage...

The gender wage gap in the United States narrowed considerably throughout the 1980s and then more slowly in the 1990s. Using a decomposition methodology and US Current Population Survey data, this study investigates the impact of deindustrialization's continuing shift in employment away from...