The social history of Mongolia

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Citing Child Labor, U.S. Bans Apparel From Mongolia Plant
By Joseph Kahn, Union Network International, 29 November 2000. Example of the relation of child exploitation and globalization. Chinese sweatshop in Mongolia, of which almost the entire output supplies the U.S. market. Van Heusen shirts.
Women’s issues in ICT in Mongolia
International Telecommunication Union, October 2001. Report from the Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on Equal Access of Women in ICT, 22-26 October 2001, Seoul. Superficially, women in Mongolia do not face serious discrimination, and may be better off than men in terms of some human development indicators. The socialist state prior to 1990 paid attention to strengthening their position, but in the recent years of transition to a market economy, worrying signs of stepping back.
Labor Force
U.S. Department of the Army Country Studies Handbook, Library of Congress, n.d.. Social composition since the revolution; labor force policy and planning; working conditions and income; trade unions.
Position of Women
U.S. Dept. of the Army Country Studies Handbook, Library of Congress, n.d. [ITU, October 2001]. Traditional subordination; education and employment. [note differences with the 2001 report. This is an earlier report, perhaps originating in ca. 1990 and still reflecting Cold War biases.]
Mongolia struggles to cope with rise in abuse of alcohol
AFP, Taipei Times, Tuesday 23 September 2003. The proliferation of cheap vodka is helping fuel a destructive increase in consumption, leading to a rash of violent crime. Alcohol abuse could be Mongolia’s biggest stumbling block to economic and social progress, with women especially falling victim.