STUDIES IN -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Table of Figures -- List of Tables -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CHAPTER ONE - Gender Inequality and Social Change in Japan and Taiwan -- WHY COMPARE JAPAN AND TAIWAN? -- GENDER INEQUALITY AS A DYNAMIC SOCIAL PROCESS -- LINKING MACROLEVEL FACTORS TO WOMEN'S EMPLOYMENT OVER THEIR LIFE COURSE -- A NOTE ON WOMEN'S WORK AND ECONOMIC STATUS -- RESEARCH DESIGN AND OUTLINE OF THE BOOK -- CHAPTER TWO - The Development of Women's Labor Market Experiences -- TRENDS IN WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION IN THE LABOR FORCE -- GENDER DIFFERENCES IN CAREER PROCESSES -- SUMMARY -- CHAPTER THREE - Comparing Labor Market Structures and Workplace Dynamics -- EMPIRICAL CHALLENGES FOR EXISTING THEORIES -- JOB CONTEXT AND THE CONFLICT BETWEEN WORK AND FAMILY -- NATIONAL LABOR MARKETS AND WORKPLACE DYNAMICS -- SUMMARY -- CHAPTER FOUR - Patterns of Labor Force Exits Among Women -- DYNAMICS OF WOMEN'S LABOR FORCE EXITS -- LONG-TERM CHANGES IN WOMEN'S EMPLOYMENT CONTINUITY -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION -- CHAPTER FIVE - Challenges from the Home Front -- A COMPARISON OF FAMILY DEMANDS -- WHAT TRIGGERED THE CHANGE? -- CONCLUSION -- CHAPTER SIX - Returning to the Labor Force -- A COHORT ANALYSIS OF WOMEN'S LIFETIME EMPLOYMENT RATES -- STRUCTURAL CONTEXTS AND TRANSITION BACK INTO THE LABOR FORCE -- ANALYZING MARRIED WOMEN'S EMPLOYMENT REENTRY -- DESTINATIONS OF LABOR FORCE REENTRY -- LABOR FORCE REENTRY AND NONSTANDARD EMPLOYMENT IN JAPAN -- CONCLUSION: GETTING THE SECOND CHANCE -- CHAPTER SEVEN - Higher Education and Gender Inequality -- EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS IN JAPAN AND TAIWAN -- TRENDS IN EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES -- FAMILY AND GENDER INEQUALITY IN EDUCATION -- THE ROAD TO A UNIVERSITY EDUCATION -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION -- CHAPTER EIGHT - Conclusion -- FURTHER DEVELOPMENT IN THE NEW CENTURY.

IMPLICATIONS FOR UNDERSTANDING GENDER AND SOCIAL CHANGE -- APPENDIX A: DESCRIPTIONS OF THE DATA SOURCES -- APPENDIX B: SUPPLEMENTARY TABLES -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- INDEX -- STUDIES IN SOCIAL INEQUALITY.