Determinants of and Trends in Labor Force Participation of Women in Turkey

10.1596/27853 ◽  
2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meltem Dayıoğlu ◽  
Murat G. Kırdar
Keyword(s):  
Labor Force ◽  
Labor Force Participation ◽  
Participation Of Women

Fertility, Sex Role Attitudes, and Labor Force Participation

1979 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arland Thornton ◽  
Donald Camburn
Keyword(s):  
Labor Force ◽  
Labor Force Participation ◽  
Sex Role ◽  
Crucial Aspect ◽  
Sex Role Attitudes ◽  
Female Role ◽  
Participation Of Women ◽  
The Future ◽  
Role Definitions ◽  
National Fertility Study

Data from the 1970 National Fertility Study were used to investigate the relationships between sex role attitudes and the childbearing and labor force participation of women. While several relevant dimensions of sex role attitudes were identified, it was found that the most crucial aspect for working and fertility was the extent to which the woman identified the female role as that of housewife and homemaker. Those having traditional definitions concerning this role were less likely to be working, and had fewer plans to work in the future. In addition, as expected, women with traditional sex role definitions had more children than others. While the orientation of the woman toward the home was the primary correlate of work and fertility, those who felt that women had little control over their lives had higher fertility than others—a relationship which could be explained partially, but not entirely, in terms of unplanned childbearing.

Females’ Labor Force Participation and Intimate Femicide: An Empirical Assessment of the Backlash Hypothesis

1999 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 277-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edem F. Avakame
Keyword(s):  
Labor Force ◽  
Labor Force Participation ◽  
Census Data ◽  
Participation Rate ◽  
Poverty Rate ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Lethal Violence ◽  
Participation Of Women ◽  
Paid Labor ◽  
Using Data

Using data from the Supplementary Homicide Reports in conjunction with 1990 U.S. census data in a cross-sectional analysis, this paper tests the proposition that increased participation of women in the paid labor force will elevate the incidence of females’ intimate homicide victimization. In part, results support the backlash hypothesis. Specifically, they suggest that a growth in the female labor force participation rate decreases the poverty rate. Reductions in the poverty rate, in turn, augment the incidence of intimate lethal violence against women. We discuss the theoretical implications of these results.

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