This study takes an interdisciplinary approach to one of Japan's thorniest public policy issues: why are women increasingly foregoing motherhood? The authors argue that the combination of an inhospitable labour market for women and insufficient support for childcare pushes women toward working...
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Rosenbluth, Frances McCall
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| Formato: |
Libro
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| Edición: |
1st editiom |
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Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2007
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| Descripción física: |
xiii, 222 páginas : ilustraciones ; 24 cm |
| Clasificación CDU: |
338.1 (520)
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| Edición: |
1st editiom
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| Tipo de contenido: |
Texto (visual)
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| Tipo de medio: |
sin mediación
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| Tipo de soporte: |
volumen
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| Sumario: |
This study takes an interdisciplinary approach to one of Japan's thorniest public policy issues: why are women increasingly foregoing motherhood? The authors argue that the combination of an inhospitable labour market for women and insufficient support for childcare pushes women toward working harder to promote their careers, to the detriment of childbearing. The book provides policy recommendations for solving not just Japan's fertility issue, but those of other modern democracies facing a similar crisis
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Donación Real Japan Project-The Nippon Foundation (agosto 2021)
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| ISBN: |
9780804754866
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