Angela Dale (born 1945) is a British

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and

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whose research has involved the secondary analysis of government survey data, and the study of

women in the workforce Since the Industrial Revolution, participation of women in the workforce outside the home has increased in industrialized nations, with particularly large growth seen in the 20th century. Largely seen as a boon for industrial society, women ...

. Formerly Deputy Director of the Social Statistics Research Unit of

City, University of London City, University of London was a public university from 1966 to 2024 in London, England. It merged with St George's, University of London to form City St George's, University of London in August 2024. The names "City, University of London" an ...

, and Professor of Quantitative Research and Director of the Cathie Marsh Centre for Census and Survey Research at the

University of Manchester The University of Manchester is a public university, public research university in Manchester, England. The main campus is south of Manchester city centre, Manchester City Centre on Wilmslow Road, Oxford Road. The University of Manchester is c ...

, she is now a

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at Manchester.

Selected publications

Dale is an author of the books; *''Doing Secondary Analysis: A Practical Guide'' (with

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and Michael Proctor, Unwin Hyman, 1988) *''Analyzing Census Microdata'' (with Ed Fieldhouse and Claire Holdsworth, Edward Arnold, 2000) She is an editor of *''The 1991 Census User's Guide'' (edited with Cathie Marsh, HMSO 1993) *''Analysing Social and Political Change: A Casebook of Methods'' (with Richard B. Davies, Sage, 1994) *''The Gender Dimension of Social Change: The Contribution of Dynamic Research to the Study of Women's Life Courses'' (with Elisabetta Ruspini, Policy Press, 2002) *''Understanding Social Research: Thinking Creatively about Method'' (with Jennifer Mason, Sage, 2011) She has also published highly cited journal papers on

including * * * * *

Recognition

Dale is a

Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences The Fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences (FAcSS) is an award granted by the Academy of Social Sciences to leading academics, policy-makers, and practitioners of the social sciences. Fellows were previously known as Academicians and used t ...

. She was named to the

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in the

2006 New Year Honours The New Year Honours 2006 in some Commonwealth realms were announced (on 31 December 2005) in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Grenada, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, and Saint Christopher and Nevis to c ...

"for services to social science". In 2006, Dale won the West Medal of the

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, given "for outstanding contributions to the development or communication of official statistics".

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dale, Angela 1945 births Living people British statisticians British women statisticians Academics of City, University of London Academics of the University of Manchester Officers of the Order of the British Empire Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences