A striking feature of labour supply in South Africa is the phenomenal expansion in the labour force participation of women from 38 percent in 1995 to 46 percent in 2004. Even so, their participation has been persistently lower than that of men whose participation rates were 58 percent and 62...

The aim of this paper is to explain why time use data are essential for analyzing issues of gender equity and the intra-household allocation of resources, comparing living standards, and estimating the behavioral effects of changes in policy variables. The first step in the exposition is to show...

Apps explains why time-use data are essential for analyzing issues of gender equity and intrahousehold allocation of resources, comparing living standards, and estimating the behavioral effects of changes in policy variables. First, she shows that the neglect of these data in much of the...