at a younger age. Medical research that extends the fecund life span induces women to have fewer children. A reduction of … of children. Women value labour more, when they face the risk of an unknown divorce. This paper also shows that divorce …

reasons: different preferences towards job characteristics, or perhaps to lower discrimination against women in the public … wage gap or in the higher ratio of women in management positions, however, there are no precise estimates available … smaller, and thus women's opportunities are better, in the public sector, or whether - despite the standardization of rules …

of women's labor force participation. Demographic survey data indicate that in Asia's lower-income countries, economic … necessity is an important push factor behind women's employment. Also, being married and having young children both reduce the … women's employment has increased over time. These results point to the importance of policies that support women's roles as …