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Bouder, Annie – Training & Employment, 1997
The relationship between training and the employment of women in the 12 countries of the European Union (EU) was examined. An analysis of the distribution of the female population by training levels revealed that women in the Netherlands, Germany, and Denmark generally had the highest overall levels of training, whereas women in Spain and Portugal…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Comparative Analysis, Education Work Relationship, Educational Trends
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Reid, John – Population Bulletin, 1982
In this bulletin, recent demographic and socioeconomic trends among American blacks are reviewed and compared with trends among whites. The report includes information on black population growth and composition; rural-urban distribution; fertility and family planning practice; mortality; migration; family structure and marital status; education;…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Black Achievement, Black Population Trends, Blacks
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Edin, Kathryn J. – Focus, 1995
The validity of the notion that welfare receipt is equivalent to "dependency" and work represents "self-sufficiency" was examined in a qualitative study during which 214 recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and 165 low-wage single mothers in 4 U.S. cities were interviewed. The women were contacted…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Employed Women, Employment Level, Employment Patterns
Couppie, Thomas; Epiphane, Dominique; Fournier, Christine – Training & Employment, 1997
Sex-related differences between the employment opportunities available in France to males and females with comparable levels of education were examined through an analysis of data from two types of sources: statistics derived from quantitative surveys conducted on broad samples of graduates 2-4 years after the end of their training and in-depth…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attainment, Employment Level
Fernandez, Edward W.; DeNavas, Carmen – Current Population Reports, 1985
As a supplement to the March 1982 Current Population Survey, the Bureau of the Census collected data on age, marital status, education, voting and registration, fertility, employment, family composition and size, income, and poverty status of Spanish-origin persons residing in the United States. Data were compared to data for the overall…
Descriptors: Age, Birth Rate, Census Figures, Comparative Analysis
Association of American Colleges, Washington, DC. Project on the Status and Education of Women. – 1981
News items on the status and education of women are presented. Among the items pertaining to employment are the following: a survey of Harvard University graduates revealed that women had lower salaries and fewer professional responsibilities than the male graduates; and a Department of Labor report showed women college graduates are more likely…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, College Graduates, Comparative Analysis, Court Litigation
Bulletin on Women and Employment in the EU, 1996
These six bulletins examine various aspects of women's employment in the European Union (EU). In the first bulletin, the different positions of women in the labor markets of the individual EU member countries are demonstrated to mirror the roles of women in each country's family and welfare system. The problems of unemployment and underemployment…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Comparative Analysis, Education Work Relationship
Meriot, Sylvie-Anne – Training & Employment, 2000
In both France and the United States, restaurants remain the hotel and catering sector's main employer. In France, 25% of hotel and catering personnel are self-employers versus fewer than 5% in the United States; however, the growth of hotel and restaurant chains in France may eventually limit opportunities for creating an independent activity.…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Ladders, Comparative Analysis, Dining Facilities
Couppie, Thomas; Mansuy, Michele – Training & Employment, 2000
The different situations confronting young labor market entrants in different European countries may be described in terms of the following models: (1) the conditions of labor market entry are basically tied to the nature of the qualification acquired in initial training, experience accumulated in the labor market plays a very secondary role, and…
Descriptors: Career Development, Change Strategies, College Graduates, Comparative Analysis