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标题：Impact of Knowledge Economy on the Participation of Women in Labor Market
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作者：Abeer Mohamed Ali Abd Elkhalek
期刊名称：International Journal of Business & Economic Development
印刷版ISSN：2051-848X
电子版ISSN：2051-8498
出版年度：2017
卷号：05
期号：2
页码：15-24
出版社：Academy of Business & Retail Management
摘要：Purpose: To examine the influence and participation of women in the labor market by the know-ledge economy; in negative or positive manner.Methodology: Quantitative research technique has been implied to evaluate women’s participa-tion in the labor market to minimize negative impacts of knowledge economy.Findings: Within the service and agricultural sectors, the outcomes demonstrated that knowledge economy is found to have a significant impact on the participation of women’s labor force.The only drawback that discourages the employment of women is the concept of culture and social norms.Practical Implications: A higher participation of females in computer science, engineering and technology-oriented jobs would spur innovation and economic advances in all countries.Origi-nality Statement: The research also depicted procedures to accomplish women’s participation as a fundamental requirement for the achievement of developmental goals.
关键词：Knowledge economy; Womenâ€™s participation; Labor market; Information and Commu-nication Technology (ICT).