Gender, Ethnicity and Employment Non-English Speaking Background Migrant Women in Australia /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Haque, Rowshan (Editor), Haque, M. Ohidul (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg : Physica-Verlag HD, 2008.
• Series: Contributions to Economics,
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Labor economics.; Anthropology.; Economic sociology.; Sociology.; Emigration and immigration.; Sex (Psychology).; Gender expression.; Gender identity.; Social Sciences.; Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology.; Gender Studies.; Labor Economics.; Migration.

This book is mainly concerned with economic analysis of the labour market status of NESB (Non-English Speaking Background) migrant women in Australia. Newly developed and sophisticated econometric methods are used to analyse the labour market status of both NESB migrant and Australian born women. It...

Table of Contents:

• Literature Review
• Labour Market Participation
• Primary Sector Employment
• Unemployment
• Bivariate Probit Models of Labour Market Status
• Conclusions.