The Female Labor Force in Metropolitan Areas: An International Comparison

Collver, Andrew; Langlois, Eleanor

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“…In the 1960s and 1970s, the International Labour Office used this hypothesis to project the size of the labor force for the 1980s. A number of scholars have also used this hypothesis, some correctly (Weller 1968, Sinha 1967, Collver and Langlois 1962, and some erroneously (Richards 1974, for example, applied the hypothesis to the British case, a proposition that cannot be sustained; see Tzan-natos 1982, Joshi, Layard, andOwen 1985). Not every country followed a U pattern, however.…”

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Female Labor Force Participation: An International Perspective

Psacharopoulos¹,

Tzannatos²

1989

World Bank Res Obs

172

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W 0omen constitute half of any country's human endowment.In most countries, however, women contribute less than Y men toward the value of recorded production-both quantitatively, in labor force participation, and qualitatively, in educational achievement and skills. The underutilization of female labor has obvious implications for economic welfare and growth. Several factors, both economic and noneconomic, are responsible for this. In particular, the participation of women in the labor force appears to depend much more on the social environment than is the case for men. This dependency blurs the observed relationship between female behavior in the labor market and such economic variables as wages and incomes. This article looks at the conceptual and statistical limitations of the most widely used term of labor supply: the labor force participation rate. It then reviews some theories of women's involvement in paid production and examines the broad levels, patterns, and trends of female participation rates in different countries.The labor force participation rate is, as the name suggests, the The Labor ratio of two numbers. The numerator refers to the individuals who RateThe denominator consists of those who can work-those already in the labor force plus the "inactive" population. The inactive popula-

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confidence: 99%

Female Labor Force Participation: An International Perspective

Psacharopoulos¹,

Tzannatos²

1989

World Bank Res Obs

172

103

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“…The theory of the economics of fertility (Becker 1992) and the demographic role incompatibility thesis (Collver and Langlois 1962;Mason and Palan 1981;Stycos and Weller 1967) offer two theoretical frameworks for examining how fertility relates to employment. The maternal role incompatibility thesis is premised on the conflict between childrearing and paid work.…”

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“…The maternal role incompatibility thesis is premised on the conflict between childrearing and paid work. Because childrearing remains primarily the responsibility of women, the theory posits that women are less likely to continue employment following childbearing (Collver and Langlois 1962;Youssef 1972). Thus, childrearing is associated with less labor market activity for women due to frequent temporary or longer withdrawals from employment (Collver and Langlois 1962;Youssef 1972).…”

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“…Because childrearing remains primarily the responsibility of women, the theory posits that women are less likely to continue employment following childbearing (Collver and Langlois 1962;Youssef 1972). Thus, childrearing is associated with less labor market activity for women due to frequent temporary or longer withdrawals from employment (Collver and Langlois 1962;Youssef 1972). Proponents predict that with growth in labor demand stemming from modernization and industrialization, women will reduce their fertility to take advantage of paid employment, which in turn, will lead to further fertility declines in the aggregate.…”

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The Incipient Fertility Transition and Women’s Labor Force Participation in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1991-2005: Evidence From the Demographic and Health Surveys

Jah

2014

APS

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“…Still others have attributed importance to the role incompatibility that work outside the home creates for women (Collver and Langlois 1962;Jaffe and Azumi 1960;Stycos and Weller 1967;Weller 1968). Where the nuclear family prevails, as it does in most modern societies, childcare becomes a major problem.…”

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confidence: 99%

Marriage and Fertility in Tianjin, China: Fifty Years of Transition

Pasternak¹

1987

Studies in Family Planning

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The Female Labor Force in Metropolitan Areas: An International Comparison

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Female Labor Force Participation: An International Perspective

Female Labor Force Participation: An International Perspective

The Incipient Fertility Transition and Women’s Labor Force Participation in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1991-2005: Evidence From the Demographic and Health Surveys

Marriage and Fertility in Tianjin, China: Fifty Years of Transition

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