WOMEN IN THE LABOR-MARKET

This is a social study analysing factors which stimulate or otherwise determine the position of women in the labour market in the Czech Repu blic. In discussing various aspects of the division of labour between men and women, and gender aspects of the male versus female segregatio n, the main focus of the study lies in the following elements: social characteristics which shape and profile typically male and female prof essions, gender inequalities in the labour market, women outside the l abour market and the social stratification of working women. In additi on, the position of women in the labour market is analysed from the po int of view of strategies and perspectives of working women, their soc ial behaviour and attitudes. The objective of the study is to map the gender 'petrifaction' of the Czech labour market and to contrast it wi th the proposed approximation of legal systems and labour regulations to those of the European Union countries. Methodologically, the study relies on quantitative data from the representative sociological surve y ''Men and Women in the Labour Market'' and qualitative studies of se lected male and female professions.