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Women's work

About: Women's work is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 1625 publications have been published within this topic receiving 33754 citations. The topic is also known as: woman's work.


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TL;DR: As Tara Cookson states in the conclusion of her book Unjust Conditions: Women's Work and the Hidden Costs of Cash Transfer Programs, "Thanks to the popularity of conditional aid, women, too, can re...
Abstract: As Tara Cookson states in the conclusion of her book Unjust Conditions: Women’s Work and the Hidden Costs of Cash Transfer Programs, “Thanks to… the popularity of conditional aid…. You, too, can re...

5 citations

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TL;DR: The authors argued that women's paid work reduces violence experienced due to increased bargaining power, while male backlash models argue that violence is likely to increase as the economy becomes more unequal. But, they did not consider the effect of gender bias.
Abstract: Economic bargaining models contend that women’s paid work reduces violence experienced due to increased bargaining power, while male backlash models argue that violence is likely to increase as the...

5 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, a qualitative study analyzes the female work trajectories through interviews and biograms in a sample of 50 Chilean women, professionals and nonprofessionals, between the ages of 24 and 88.
Abstract: How are the work trajectories of Chilean women? This qualitative study analyzes the female work trajectories through interviews and biograms in a sample of 50 Chilean women, professionals and non-professionals, between the ages of 24 and 88. The article proposes an original typology of female work trajectories and relates type of work trajectory with Piore’s theory of labor market segmentation. The paper discusses the challenges and weaknesses of the Chilean women’s labor outcome and presents recent data to extrapolate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on vulnerable work trajectories. It considers the type of State and possible actions to achieve greater welfare and social development regarding gender equality.

5 citations

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TL;DR: The authors developed a dynamic life-cycle model calibrated to data relevant to the 1935 cohort and found that the higher probability of divorce and the changes in wage structure faced by the 1955 cohort are each able to explain a large proportion (about 60%) of the observed changes in female labor force participation.
Abstract: Women born in 1935 went to college significantly less than their male counterparts and married women's labor force participation (LFP) averaged 40% between the ages of thirty and forty. The cohort born twenty years later behaved very differently. The education gender gap was eliminated and married women's LFP averaged 70% over the same ages. In order to evaluate the quantitative contributions of the many significant changes in the economic environment, family structure, and social norms that occurred over this period, this paper develops a dynamic life-cycle model calibrated to data relevant to the 1935 cohort. We find that the higher probability of divorce and the changes in wage structure faced by the 1955 cohort are each able to explain, in isolation, a large proportion (about 60%) of the observed changes in female LFP. After combining all economic and family structure changes, we find that a simple change in preferences towards work can account for the remaining change in LFP. To eliminate the education gender gap requires, on the other hand, for the psychic cost of obtaining higher education to change asymmetrically for women versus men.

5 citations

Dissertation
01 Jan 2010
TL;DR: Wang et al. as discussed by the authors examined the extent to which these Western experiences prevail in modern China and considered the full range of factors within the Chinese context in order to develop an understanding of how work and family conflict for Chinese women.
Abstract: Work demands and family responsibilities are often seen to be incompatible and, in the light of increasing female participation in paid employment, there is a growing concern about work-family conflict for women worldwide Western literature suggests that both work and family-related factors give rise to women's work-family conflict Also, the persistence of a gendered division of domestic labour - mainly arising from the role of women as the principle child-rearers and carers - have provided explanations for the continued disadvantage that women experience in the workplace This study examines the extent to which these Western experiences prevail in modern China and considers the full range of factors within the Chinese context in order to develop an understanding of how work and family conflict for Chinese women The empirical evidence reported was collected from case studies conducted in three Chinese airlines Through the use of a multi-method approach - including questionnaires, qualitative interviews and documentary analysis - rich data has enabled insights to be gained into the issue of work-family conflict in the Chinese airline industry in particular and the Chinese context more broadly The research shows that Western findings are not wholly applicable in the Chinese context because of a unique mix of traditional Chinese values alongside contemporary social, political and economic changes which enable women to participate more freely in the labour market While it is found that family to work conflict is diminishing, significant work to family conflict is experienced mainly as a consequence of negative gendered organisational attitudes This research builds upon Venter's (2002) three-level model of women's work-family experiences by developing a six-factor analytical model which enables a fuller understanding of women's work-family conflict and other relevant issues The six-factor model also provides a framework for enhancing current knowledge about the lives of Chinese working women more generally

5 citations


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No. of papers in the topic in previous years
YearPapers
20235
20228
202139
202046
201952
201848