... of AA policies, including those targeting the labour market and retirement. The aim of this study is to identify and analyse national and regional AA policies focused on paid-work and the retirement transition in Italy. Design/methodology/approach A systematic policy review was conducted in 2019...

...Kanchan Devi; Arnob Paul Purpose Employment vulnerability is a defining characteristic of the informal labour market in Assam (a state of India), which has witnessed a steady rise in informal employment between 1999–2000 and 2011–12. Despite their substantial contribution to the state's economy...

... the sector and is therefore informal (Hondagneu-Sotelo, 2007), an issue that exacerbates the problem of trust (Pignolo, 2024). Exclusion from laws can also rely on an “ideological devaluation of labour seen as ‘women’s work’. In spite of women’s participation in the labour market, the expectation...

... of belonging among unemployed people. © Emerald Publishing Limited 2022 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Affect Belonging Labour market Social participation Unemployment Belonging has been studied widely in psychology and sociology (Yuval-Davis, 2006). Belonging...

...Jolanta Aidukaite; Inga Blaziene Purpose The article seeks to contribute to a better understanding of older people's situation in the labour market in three Baltic countries – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Three Nordic countries are taken as a reference point to compare the countries in order...

...Ka Yi Fung Purpose This paper attempts to discover whether or not social networks work in the same way in different sectors of the labour market in the same society, using data from the 2008 Asian Social Survey. Labour markets in some societies are segmented; there are two segments in the labour...

.... The combined survey and register data give unique insight on how the social capital embedded in individuals' social networks is connected with long-term income development. Gender Social networks Labour market Income Social capital During the last couple of decades, the concept of social...

... unsatisfactory outcomes. Labour market South Korea Gender equality Family policies Institutional configurations Low fertility The phenomenon of “ultra-low” fertility, understood to be the level of total fertility rate (TFR) below 1.3, has been a serious concern in South Korea (hereafter...

... beneficiaries unable to participate to the unsubsidised labour market because of range of work impairments. The paper is based on qualitative interviews concerning the perspectives of social assistance beneficiaries in Luxembourg who work in “public works” activation schemes in exchange for social...

... Limited Licensed re-use rights only Gender Public policy Patriarchy Labour market Wage gap Inequality The day after President Donald Trump was sworn into office, an estimated 4,157,894 people in 654 US towns and cities participated in the Women’s March while another 308,480 outside...

... is to explore the relationship between labour market integration and family satisfaction in a cross-country comparison perspective and takes important intervening factors into consideration such as the social policy and flexibility strategy as well as the cultural context of 27 European countries...

...Valentina Goglio; Roberto Rizza Purpose The purpose of this paper is to achieve a greater understanding of the transitions young adults experience into and out of the labour market and the influence that gender and married/cohabiting status have on employment careers. Design/methodology...

... activities in Bangladesh with a majority involved in farming, agriculture and poultry; second, those women involved in the labour market generally tended to come from poor backgrounds, have very little education, live in the Northwest geographical region and have a large family living in the same house...

... policies (childcare services) and countries’ attitudes (gender traditionalism) interact with individual gender role attitudes to shape cross-national variation in women’s working hours. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Women Labour market Family Social policy Next...

... of the educated in Egypt, young people express a great appreciation of work in the government, for virtually being the only employer offering job stability and social security in the labour market. Research limitations/implications – This paper addresses a gap in the literature on youth employment in Egypt...

...Deepa Gokulsing; Verena Tandrayen-Ragoobur Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the role of women in the small island economy by focussing on the education sector and labour market access. First, we analyse the educational path of women in Mauritius and second we examine the labour...

.... In addition, the findings point at cross‐national differences. In countries where family policies focus on integrating men and women into the labour market, women rate the reconciliation of work and family life higher than in countries whose family policies aim at supporting the family. Research...

... between parental leave policies and women's participation in the work force is complex. The literature shows a disagreement about whether such policies mitigate family‐related career disadvantages, or in fact, contribute to gender inequality in the labour market. In order to gain a deeper understanding...

... networks; and there is a positive association between access to social capital and position in the organization, even after controlling for employees' education and labor market experience. Research limitations/implications The case study approach of the paper has its own characteristic limitations...

...Nonna Kushnirovich Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate how ethnic niches of immigrants affected their integration. Immigrants' integration in the host society is described by the integration of immigrants in their private life and integration in the labor market. Design...