The labor force participation of Arab women in the United States

Bulut, Elif

doi:10.1016/j.wsif.2015.11.006

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“…Indeed, relative to women in all other developing countries, where over 50 per cent of women actively participate in the labour force, only 25 per cent of women in MENA are employed or actively looking for work (El‐Swais, 2016). Given that many women in the US from the Middle East origin continue to report significantly lower employment rates than other women in the US (Read and Cohen, 2007; Read and Oselin, 2008; Bulut, 2016), these findings suggest that there may exist another factor that is not captured by human capital indicators and attributable to home country (e.g. cultural factors) that may account for the low levels of employment among these women.…”

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“…Research has shown that across several national origin groups of women in the US, foreign‐born women report lower FLFP relative to their US‐born counterparts (Read and Cohen, 2007). Of particular relevance for our study, recent studies have shown that for Arab women in the US, FLFP rates vary greatly between US‐born and foreign‐born, with foreign‐born reporting significantly lower rates relative to their US‐born counterparts (Bulut, 2016). By extension, we expect that foreign‐born women from the MENA region will report lower FLFP compared to their US‐born counterparts.…”

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“…The primary explanations offered for these variations highlight differences in human capital characteristics (e.g. education) (England et al, 2004; Polachek, 2004; Coleman, 2007), nativity status (Schoeni, 1998; Read and Cohen, 2007; Bulut, 2016) and family conditions (e.g. marital status, presence of dependent children) (MacPherson and Stewart, 1989; Stier, 1991; Duleep and Sanders, 1993; Hundley, 2000; Blau and Khan, 2013).…”

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Labour Force Participation among MENA Women in the United States: Exploring the Role of Ethnically Homogamous Relationships

Bulut

Carlson

2020

International Migration

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This study uncovers variations in female labour force participation (FLFP) among women in the US originating from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), with a focus on differences by nativity status, and investigates the role of ethnically homogamous relationships in explaining these variations. Lower levels of US labour force participation among women from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is puzzling, given that these women have higher educational attainments than most women in the US. Recent work has suggested that looking more closely at the influence of homogamy on immigrant women's economic activity may help to explain this puzzle. Drawing from prior research on FLFP and immigrant integration, we hypothesized that foreign-born women from MENA will report lower labour force participation rates relative to their US-born counterparts, and ethnically homogamous marriage will explain differences in FLFP across nativity status. Data come from the Public Use Microdata Samples (PUMS) from 2012-2016 American Community Surveys (ACS). The analytic sample consists of 33,133 women in the United states of MENA origin who are in the prime working ages of 25 to 59. As hypothesized, we found that foreign-born MENA women reported significantly lower labour force participation rates than their US-born counterparts. We also found that after controlling for all relevant characteristics, MENA women (both US-born and foreign-born) with MENA husbands remained dramatically less likely to be in the labour force than women with non-MENA husbands. Our findings suggest the disadvantage in FLFP experienced by foreignborn MENA women is due mostly to high rates of ethnically homogamous relationships among this population relative to their US-born counterparts. Thus, our study highlights ethnic homogamy as a structural-cultural barrier for MENA women's labour force activity in the US and suggests that empirical research on FLFP and immigrant integration should consider partner characteristics as a key determinant of women's labour force participation.

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Labour Force Participation among MENA Women in the United States: Exploring the Role of Ethnically Homogamous Relationships

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2020

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La liberté de religion explique-t-elle la participation des femmes au marché du travail en Afrique ?

Mekongo,

Atangana Ondoa,

Song

2023

Revue d'Économie Du Développement

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La diversité des obédiences religieuses et la question du respect des libertés individuelles font de l’Afrique un terrain privilégié pour analyser l’effet de la liberté de religion sur la participation des femmes au marché du travail (PFMT). Sur la base d’un échantillon de 48 pays africains, nous spécifions et estimons un modèle de régression linéaire sur données de panel en utilisant la méthode des doubles moindres carrés à variables instrumentales (DMC-VI) sur la période 1990-2019. Les résultats montrent que la liberté de religion améliore significativement la participation des femmes au marché du travail en Afrique. Cet effet est renforcé par les rentes des ressources naturelles, l’internet et la stabilité politique.

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The labor force participation of Arab women in the United States

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Labour Force Participation among MENA Women in the United States: Exploring the Role of Ethnically Homogamous Relationships

Labour Force Participation among MENA Women in the United States: Exploring the Role of Ethnically Homogamous Relationships

La liberté de religion explique-t-elle la participation des femmes au marché du travail en Afrique ?

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