Female Labor Force Participation and Economic Development

2014 ◽  
pp. 303-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stella Tsani ◽  
Leonidas Paroussos ◽  
Costas Fragiadakis ◽  
Ioannis Charalambidis ◽  
Pantelis Capros
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Labor Force ◽  
Labor Force Participation ◽  
Female Labor Force Participation ◽  
Female Labor

scholarly journals The Nexus Between Economic Globalization And Female Labor Force Participation

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-40
Author(s):  
Azeema Begam ◽  
Nooreen Mujahid
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Labor Force ◽  
Labor Force Participation ◽  
Empirical Finding ◽  
Economic Globalization ◽  
Gender Disparity ◽  
Female Labor Force Participation ◽  
Female Labor ◽  
Integrating Vector ◽  
The Impact

Female labor participation is now being considered as one of the main elements of development among policy makers, feminist, sociologists and economists. Female labor supply is an essential factor not only for economic development but also for socio-economic development of a nation. This paper empirically examines the nexus between economic globalization and female labor force participation (FLFP) for Pakistan from 1973 to 2014. Furthermore, this study also explores the role of economic stability through female’s unemployment rate, inflation rate and per capita income, and increase in productivity through human capital investment on female labor force. This study also finds out the impact of gender disparity on female labour force participation in Pakistan. For estimation of result, Autoregressive Distributive  Lag Model ARDL approach to co-integration has been applied which identifies co- integrating vector(s). After identification of co-integrating vector(s) ARDL model is  re-parameterized into ECM. The empirical finding proves a positive and significant relationship between economic globalization and FLFP in long run as well as in short run for Pakistan. Beyond labor laws, policy maker should focus on whether female will get new job opportunities and benefits of new markets especially for females when a country opens it economy. For this purpose, it is necessary to improve access to education for females and developing their skills by providing training program, promote children care centers, legal measures to reduce the burden of domestic chores, and encourage private sector development in different sectors especially in industries that may help to increase employment opportunities for females in Pakistan.

scholarly journals The Relationships Between the Female Labor Force Participation Rate and Economic Development: A Correlation Analysis for Turkey

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayfer Ustabaş ◽  
Tanses Yasemin Gülsoy
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Labor Force ◽  
Labor Force Participation ◽  
Participation Rate ◽  
Female Labor Force Participation ◽  
Labor Force Participation Rate ◽  
Female Employment ◽  
Female Labor ◽  
The World

Integration of women into the labor market has been a crucial indicator of economic development and social welfare. Although Turkey has taken important steps in terms of integrating with the world economy by shifting from an import-substituting industrialization model to an export-oriented growth strategy from the 1980s onward, female labor force participation rates and the significant regional variations in these rates indicate that women’s integration into the labor force has not kept pace with economic development. The influence of economic growth on female employment participation has been discussed in many studies. But, studies analyzing the interdependent relationship of female labor force participation and economic growth as well as the interplay of labor force participation and sectoral GDP growth have been limited. The purpose of this study is to fill this gap by evaluating the relationships between female labor force participation rate and economic growth expressed by GDP per capita levels in Turkey for the 1990-2015 period, using data from the World Development Indicators (WDI) 2017 database of the World Bank. The empirical findings point to a strong correlation between the rate of female labor force participation in industry and services sectors and economic development.

Female Labor Force Participation in Pakistan

10.1596/30197 ◽  
2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saman Amir ◽  
Aphichoke Kotikula ◽  
Rohini P. Pande ◽  
Laurent Loic Yves Bossavie ◽  
Upasana Khadka
Keyword(s):  
Labor Force ◽  
Labor Force Participation ◽  
Female Labor Force Participation ◽  
Female Labor
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