An examination of cross-country differences in the gender gap in labor force participation rates

Antecol, Heather

doi:10.1016/s0927-5371(00)00007-5

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“…These trends, though not universally observed (Antecol 2000), underscore the increased opportunities that globalization has provided for women. While in many instances, women's increased participation is voluntary, there are many other cases of distress sales of labor-the so-called "added worker effect"-whereby falling household incomes and male wages push women to seek waged work.…”

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Gender equity and globalization: macroeconomic policy for developing countries

Seguino

Grown

2006

J of Intl Development

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This paper reviews the evidence of gender effects of globalization in developing economies. It then outlines a set of macroeconomic and trade policies to promote gender equity in the distribution of resources. The evidence suggests that while liberalization has expanded women's access to employment, the long-term goal of transforming gender inequalities remains unmet and appears unattainable without regulation of capital, and a reorientation and expansion of the state's role in funding public goods and providing s a social safety net. This paper sets forth some general principles that can produce greater gender equality, premised on shifting economies from profit-led, export-oriented to wage-led, full-employment economies. The framework is Kaleckian in its focus on the relationship between the gender distribution of income and macroeconomic outcomes.

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Section: (A) Gendered Employment and Earnings Effectsmentioning

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Gender equity and globalization: macroeconomic policy for developing countries

Seguino

Grown

2006

J of Intl Development

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“…The results of studies on outcomes other than infant mortality support the assimilation theory. For example, a number of studies have found that female labour force participation and fertility converge towards non-immigrant levels with length of stay (Antecol 2000;Mayer and Riphahn 2000). In this paper we will study the assimilation process more closely.…”

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Assimilation effects on infant mortality among immigrants in Norway: Does maternal source country matter?

Kinge¹,

Kornstad²

2014

DemRes

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“…In a recent study, Antecol (2000) analyzed whether gender differences in labor force participation rates of immigrants in the U.S. are related to what she refers to as ethnic or cultural differences. That is, other variables the same, she finds that gender differences in labor force participation in the US across immigrant groups from different countries of origin are significantly positively related to gender differences in the origin country.…”

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Are there gender and country of origin differences in immigrant labor market outcomes across European destinations?

2006

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Are There Gender and Country of Origin Differences in Immigrant Labor Market Outcomes across European Destinations? * The paper uses the 1994-2000 waves of the European Community Household Panel to conduct a systematic analysis of the earnings of immigrants as compared to native workers, in particular to test whether there is any systematic variation in the labor market performance of immigrants across gender related to duration in the destination, schooling, age at immigration, country of origin, or country of destination. We find a significant negative effect of immigrant status on individual earnings of around 40% at the time of arrival in the pooled sample, although the difference is somewhat smaller for women. Those differences, however, vary greatly across countries with migrants in Germany and Portugal faring best relative to natives, and those in Sweden, Denmark, Luxembourg or Spain the worst, particularly among non-EU born migrants. Gender differences are more important among those born outside the European Union, with women doing relatively better than men. Among men, those from Asia, Latin-America and Eastern Europe receive the lowest earnings. LatinAmerican and Eastern European women are at the bottom of the women's distribution. Earnings increase with duration in the destination and the foreign born "catch-up" to the native born, others variables being the same, at around 18 years in the destination among both men and women. Education matters more for women in terms of explaining earnings, whereas language skills are relatively more important for men. JEL Classification:J1, J61, F22

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An examination of cross-country differences in the gender gap in labor force participation rates

Cited by 339 publications

References 22 publications

Gender equity and globalization: macroeconomic policy for developing countries

Gender equity and globalization: macroeconomic policy for developing countries

Assimilation effects on infant mortality among immigrants in Norway: Does maternal source country matter?

Are there gender and country of origin differences in immigrant labor market outcomes across European destinations?

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