higher marriage rates for women and lower for men. Land abundance favored higher fertility. The demands of childcare … opportunities outside the home. Frontier women were less likely to report "gainful employment," but among those who did, relatively … more had high-status occupations. Together, these findings integrate contrasting narratives about frontier women …

women. Historically, women with more education have been the least likely to marry and have children, but this marriage gap … has eroded as the returns to marriage have changed. Marriage and remarriage rates have risen for women with a college … degree relative to women with fewer years of education. However, the patterns of, and reasons for, marriage have changed …

earnings, employment, marriage prospects, potential spousal characteristics, and fertility. We find that students perceive …

Women born in 1935 went to college significantly less than their male counterparts and married women's labor force …. The education gender gap was eliminated and married women's LFP averaged 70% over the same ages. In order to evaluate the … to change asymmetrically for women versus men. -- divorce ; labor force participation ; gender gap ; education and skill …

This paper examines evidence on the role of assimilation versus source country culture in influencing immigrant women …. Considerable evidence is found that immigrant source country gender roles influence immigrant and second generation women …

This paper examines evidence on the role of assimilation versus source country culture in influencing immigrant women … find considerable evidence that immigrant source country gender roles influence immigrant and second generation women … assimilation of immigrants. Immigrant women narrow the labor supply gap with native-born women with time in the United States, and …

This paper examines evidence on the role of assimilation versus source country culture in influencing immigrant women … find considerable evidence that immigrant source country gender roles influence immigrant and second generation women … assimilation of immigrants. Immigrant women narrow the labor supply gap with native‐born women with time in the United States, and …

-employed and wage/salary employed women, we generate different earnings measures addressing the role of business equity. We compare …-employment ; entrepreneurship ; female ; minority ; Hispanic ; Latina …