A Comparison of the Labor Force Behavior of Married Women in the United States and Canada, with Special Attention to the Impact of Income Taxes

Econometrica ◽  
1981 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 451 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alice Nakamura ◽  
Masao Nakamura
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Labor Force ◽  
The United States ◽  
Married Women ◽  
Income Taxes ◽  
The Impact

Social Change and Women’s Work and Family Experience in Ireland and the United States

1986 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-193
Author(s):  
Edward L. Kain ◽  
Niall Bolger
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Labor Force ◽  
Labor Force Participation ◽  
Economic Activity ◽  
Rapid Change ◽  
The United States ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Married Women ◽  
Late Nineteenth Century ◽  
Past Century

This paper examines the changing nature of the female labor force in Ireland and the United States. Data from the two countries are used to illustrate both similarities and variations in the Western experience of women during the period of rapid change in work and family life since the late nineteenth century.A central facet of how Western families have been transformed during the past century has involved the increased participation of women in the paid labor force, and in the most recent decades, a dramatic rise in the labor force participation of married women. In his classic work, World Revolution and Family Patterns, Goode suggests that the increase in female participation in the non-agricultural labor force was clearly evident in Western countries but was not dramatic during the first half of this century (1963: 59-60). Since 1950, however, increases in the economic activity of women have occurred throughout the West. For example, using data from Scandinavian countries, Haavio-Mannila and Kari (1980) document the increased economic activity of women throughout this century, the transformation of the economies of Scandinavia from an agricultural to an industrial base, and the rapid increase in labor force participation of married women since 1950.

scholarly journals Factors Influencing the Labor Force Participation of Married Women in the United States

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rewat Thamma-Apiroam
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Labor Force ◽  
Labor Force Participation ◽  
Durable Goods ◽  
Divorce Rate ◽  
The United States ◽  
Married Women ◽  
Class A ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Consumer Durable

<p class="a"><span lang="EN-US">This paper examines the factors that influence the labor force participation of married women in the United States during 1975-2002, using multiple regressions with log specification. The results show that women earnings and life expectancy of women are not satisfactory indicators of whether married women should join the labor force. Nonetheless, there exist strong relationships between the decisions to work and men’s income, unemployment rate, consumer durable goods to GDP ratio, women’s schooling as well as divorce rate. </span></p>

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