Gender discrimination in training: a note
Research generally suggests that women are disadvantaged when seeking job-related training. This paper reassesses the evidence using data collected from the Survey of Training and Education conducted in 1993. This would suggest that while men could expect to receive more training because of demographic and job-related differences, this is compensated for by a gender effect in favour of women. The paper concludes that such findings reflect positive discrimination to the advantage of women, particularly in relation to on-the-job training, and that women in Australia are treated very favourably i ... Show more
Authors: Wooden, Mark; VandenHeuvel, Adriana
Published: [Place of publication not identified], [publisher not identified], [1994?]
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Physical description: 10 p.
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