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In the Grip of Transition: Economic and Social Consequences of Restructuring in Russia and Ukraine pp 156–172Cite as

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The Effect of Transition on Women in Ukrainian Industry: An Exploration of the ULFS Panel Data

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We use a balanced panel of firms based on the Ukrainian Labour Flexibility Study data to explore the fate of female workers in Ukrainian industry over the period 1994 to 2002. Our analysis shows that in overall terms and despite substantial changes in industry, the position of women in the industrial sector in Ukraine has not changed significantly. To a small degree, the relative position of women in industry has declined: the employment share of women in industry has gone down somewhat, the gender wage gap has slightly increased, and more and more firms show a preference for hiring and training men.

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  1. Tom Coupé
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Development and Security, DIW Berlin — German Institute for Economic Research and Humboldt, University of Berlin, Germany

    Tilman Brück

  2. Department of Economics, University of Bologna, Italy

    Hartmut Lehmann

  3. Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Germany

    Hartmut Lehmann

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Coupé, T., Lehmann, H. (2012). The Effect of Transition on Women in Ukrainian Industry: An Exploration of the ULFS Panel Data. In: Brück, T., Lehmann, H. (eds) In the Grip of Transition: Economic and Social Consequences of Restructuring in Russia and Ukraine. Studies in Economic Transition. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230363595_7

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