[PDF] Women In The Us Labor Force eBook

Author : Claudia Goldin
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 45,86 MB
Release : 2018-04-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 022653264X

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Today, more American women than ever before stay in the workforce into their sixties and seventies. This trend emerged in the 1980s, and has persisted during the past three decades, despite substantial changes in macroeconomic conditions. Why is this so? Today’s older American women work full-time jobs at greater rates than women in other developed countries. In Women Working Longer, editors Claudia Goldin and Lawrence F. Katz assemble new research that presents fresh insights on the phenomenon of working longer. Their findings suggest that education and work experience earlier in life are connected to women’s later-in-life work. Other contributors to the volume investigate additional factors that may play a role in late-life labor supply, such as marital disruption, household finances, and access to retirement benefits. A pioneering study of recent trends in older women’s labor force participation, this collection offers insights valuable to a wide array of social scientists, employers, and policy makers.

Author : Leah Platt Boustan
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 10,91 MB
Release : 2014-11-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 022616389X

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This volume honours the contributions Claudia Goldin has made to scholarship and teaching in economic history and labour economics. The chapters address some closely integrated issues: the role of human capital in the long-term development of the American economy, trends in fertility and marriage, and women's participation in economic change.

Author : Jennifer L. Solotaroff
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 37,11 MB
Release : 2020-03-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1464810680

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Sri Lanka has shown remarkable persistence in low female labor force participation rates—at 36 percent from 2015 to 2017, compared with 75 percent for same-aged men—despite overall economic growth and poverty reduction over the past decade. The trend stands in contrast to the country’s achievements in human capital development that favor women, such as high levels of female education and low total fertility rates, as well as its status as an upper-middle-income country. This study intends to better understand the puzzle of women’s poor labor market outcomes in Sri Lanka. Using nationally representative secondary survey data—as well as primary qualitative and quantitative research—it tests three hypotheses that would explain gender gaps in labor market outcomes: (1) household roles and responsibilities, which fall disproportionately on women, and the associated sociophysical constraints on women’s mobility; (2) a human capital mismatch, whereby women are not acquiring the proper skills demanded by job markets; and (3) gender discrimination in job search, hiring, and promotion processes. Further, the analysis provides a comparison of women’s experience of the labor market between the years leading up to the end of Sri Lanka’s civil war (2006†“09) and the years following the civil war (2010†“15). The study recommends priority areas for addressing the multiple supply- and demand-side factors to improve women’s labor force participation rates and reduce other gender gaps in labor market outcomes. It also offers specific recommendations for improving women’s participation in the five private sector industries covered by the primary research: commercial agriculture, garments, tourism, information and communication technology, and tea estate work. The findings are intended to influence policy makers, educators, and employment program practitioners with a stake in helping Sri Lanka achieve its vision of inclusive and sustainable job creation and economic growth. The study also aims to contribute to the work of research institutions and civil society in identifying the most effective means of engaging more women— and their untapped potential for labor, innovation, and productivity—in Sri Lanka’s future.

Author : Ann Foote Cahn
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 45,80 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780030456466

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Monograph on labour force participation of woman workers in the USA with special emphasis on overcoming underemployment and obstacles to equal opportunity - comments on legislation against sex discrimination, analyses the relationship between homemaker's role and employment and discusses measures (child care facilities, part time employment, vocational training, income tax, social security, etc.), designed to factually support women's rights to gainful employment. References and statistical tables.

Author : Laura M. Argys
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 12,97 MB
Release : 2022
Category : BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
ISBN : 0190093390

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"Stories about women in the workforce permeate newspapers, magazines--virtually all media formats devoted to news and commentary in contemporary society. Women's movement into the paid workforce has transformed their lives--and those of their families-and has in many ways reshaped society. This book takes a holistic view of the economic lives of women in the workforce"--

Author : Phyllis Ann Wallace
Publisher : MIT Press (MA)
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 34,70 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780262730631

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A comprehensive analysis of the economic literature on black women workers, offering forthright recommendations for improving their status in the labor market.

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 13,66 MB
Release : 2013-01-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0309261961

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The United States is in the midst of a major demographic shift. In the coming decades, people aged 65 and over will make up an increasingly large percentage of the population: The ratio of people aged 65+ to people aged 20-64 will rise by 80%. This shift is happening for two reasons: people are living longer, and many couples are choosing to have fewer children and to have those children somewhat later in life. The resulting demographic shift will present the nation with economic challenges, both to absorb the costs and to leverage the benefits of an aging population. Aging and the Macroeconomy: Long-Term Implications of an Older Population presents the fundamental factors driving the aging of the U.S. population, as well as its societal implications and likely long-term macroeconomic effects in a global context. The report finds that, while population aging does not pose an insurmountable challenge to the nation, it is imperative that sensible policies are implemented soon to allow companies and households to respond. It offers four practical approaches for preparing resources to support the future consumption of households and for adapting to the new economic landscape.

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 18,36 MB
Release : 2015-04-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9292549146

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Despite economic growth, decreasing fertility rates, and rising education levels, women in Asia are on average 70% less likely than men to be in the labor force, with the country-to-country percentage varying anywhere from 3% to 80%. Results of a new simulation model suggest that closing the gender gap could generate a 30% increase in the per capita income of a hypothetical average Asian economy in one generation. This report discusses the reasons behind the continuing gap in the labor force participation rate between women and men in Asia and the Pacific, the impact of this gap on economic growth, and policy lessons drawn from specific country experiences in the region and elsewhere in the world. The channels of gender inequality are so complex that policy interventions must go beyond economics to effectively address them. Such a multidimensional approach to reducing gender inequality could unleash a nation's full potential for inclusive growth and development.