Ngai, Liwa Rachel; Olivetti, Claudia; Petrongolo, Barbara - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
create a consistent measure of male and female employment and hours for the US for 1870-2019, including paid work and unpaid … is more relevant for men, reducing male hours, while the second channel is more relevant for women, increasing female … decline in market hours from 1880-1950, and one quarter of the rise and decline, respectively, in female and male market hours …