women's employment. We examine how the forces that underlie this observation play out in developing countries, with a … employment: whereas in high-income economies reduced employment in contact-intensive services had a large impact on women, this … sector plays a minor role in low-income countries. Another difference is that women's employment rebounded much more quickly …

Estimated labor force participation rates among free women in the pre-Civil War period were exceedingly low. This is … due, in part, to cultural or societal expectations of the role of women and the lack of thorough enumeration by Census … takers. This paper develops an augmented labor force participation rate for free women in 1860 and compares it with the …

substantial differences in the role of self-employment among low-skilled workers across gender and nativity - women and immigrants … substantially more financially rewarding option for most women. These findings raise the question of why low-skilled women enter … options and limited labor market opportunities in the wage/salary sector as motivating native born women to enter self …

in the household and self-employment probabilities among women. This has been seen as an indication of women with young … women since there are other institutions in place aiming at facilitating the combination of work and family. Using Swedish … choosing self-employment also among Swedish women. The effect is strongest for women with very young children, 0-3 years of age …

, math ability by the age of 10, and personality traits. We find that while even the most talented women - both in absolute …

, differential effects by gender, couple status, and parental status exist. Coupled women were less likely to be working than coupled … men, while single women were more likely to be working than single men. However, fathers of school-age children who …

We examine supply-side determinants of transition from the wage and salary sector to self-employment of women and men … indicate that women and men transitioning into self-employment are differently motivated. In terms of job attributes, women …