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, differential effects by gender, couple status, and parental status exist. Coupled women were less likely to be working than coupled …
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We use time-diary data on couples with children from the 2000 United Kingdom Time Use Survey to examine the impacts of own and partner's wages on parents' provision of child care and market work on weekdays and on weekends and holidays. We find that increases in partners' wages increase women's...
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intergenerational transmission of gender attitudes and norms as determinants of women's labour force participation in industrialized … countries. This paper discusses the measurement of gender attitudes and reviews research findings. Studies reveal that gender …. Mothers' egalitarian views and less-restrictive gender norms promote greater labour force participation for daughters and …
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entirely to that of their East German colleagues. West German return migrants continue to be influenced by the more gender …
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Does the culture in which a woman grows up influence her labor market decisions once she has had a child? To what extent might the culture of her present social environment shape maternal labor supply? To address these questions, we exploit the setting of German reunification. A state socialist...
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setting of the German reunification when East Germany's gender egalitarian culture induced by socialism and West Germany …'s more traditional culture were brought together. We find that East German gender norms are persistent whereas West German …
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This paper investigates the effect of school closure on the labor force participation, hours worked, extensive, and the intensive margin of women in Mexico for the years 2017 to 2021. Using a difference-in-differences approach, I analyze how school closure, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, affects...
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The prevailing gender preferences in employment opportunities in Nigeria's civil service are worrisome. Although by the …
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, differential effects by gender, couple status, and parental status exist. Coupled women were less likely to be working than coupled …
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. Young persons experienced the largest employment losses. Individuals with less education and lower family income experienced …
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