Attempt for Explanation of Declining Labor Force Participation of Women in Turkey through Test of Under-Participation Trap Hypothesis, Applied on Microfinance Survey Data

Labor markets of Turkey are characterized by low female labor force participation when compared with the OECD, neighbour states and EU averages. Besides, the female labor force participation exhibits an unexplained and suprising declining trend in the last decades. The paper attemps to illuminate the phenomenon searching for contingencies in data presented by working women in a microfinance clientele survey in suburban Ankara, especially focusing on status and family related interrelationships that could provide explanation for the low relative number of working women in labor markets of Turkey, testing the Under-participation trap hypothesis

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Islamism and gender relations in the Muslim world as reflected in recent World Values Survey data

Society and Economy ◽

10.1556/204.2016.38.4.1 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 38 (4) ◽

pp. 427-453 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Arno Tausch ◽

Almas Heshmati

Keyword(s):

Labor Force ◽

Survey Data ◽

Labor Force Participation ◽

Labor Economics ◽

Gender Ideology ◽

Female Labor Force Participation ◽

World Values Survey ◽

Female Labor ◽

Religious Factor ◽

And Gender

Ever since Goldin (1995) proposed the idea that there is a U-shaped female labor force participation rate function in economic development, empirical research is stunned by the question why the countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are characterized by such low rates of female labor force participation. This gap in labor economics research is all the more perplexing since gender equality, particularly in education and employment, significantly contributes to economic growth. The research strategy of this paper is within a relatively new tradition in labor market research, initiated by Besamusca et al. (2015), which does not exclude the “religious factor” and what the authors call “gender ideology”. Our analysis of the “gender ideology” of Islamism and gender values is based on an empirical analysis of World Values Survey data. In recent economic theory, Carvalho (2013) maintained that Muslim veiling is a strategy for integration, enabling women to take up outside economic opportunities while preserving their reputation within the community. The empirical data clearly support a pessimistic view. We show that Muslim Feminism, which according to our analysis implies the rejection of Islamism and the veil, and the democracy movement in the Muslim world, are closely interrelated. Thus, it is imperative that Western Feminism develops solidarity with Muslim Feminism, and that labor economics stop excluding the religious factor from the analytical frameworks explaining low female labor force participation rates.

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ANALYSIS OF FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION (FLFP) IN EAST JAVA

Jurnal Ilmu Ekonomi Terapan ◽

10.20473/jiet.v6i1.26777 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 66

Author(s):

Alfi Hakimatus Tsaniyah ◽

Lilik Sugiharti

Keyword(s):

Labor Force ◽

Labor Force Participation ◽

Logit Model ◽

Working Women ◽

Total Sample ◽

Substantial Effect ◽

Female Labor Force Participation ◽

Family Welfare ◽

Female Labor ◽

Female Workers

Employment has an important role to support a certain economy. The number of female workers have increased every year, due to family welfare fulfillment and female role shifting as a head of households. This paper aims to observe the driving factors of female labor force participation in East Java-Indonesia. Logit model is incorporated to estimate the parameters which involved total sample of 23.218 women in productive age which consist of 13.473 working women and the rest of 9.745 non working women in East Java. On the basis of micro data level from National Labor Force Survey (Sakernas) 2018, the result shows that age, education level, marital status, head of the household status, household size, rural-urban location, and income have a substantial effect on FLFP in East Java. Keywords: FLFP, Employment Status, Work Decision, Logit Model. JEL: J01, J20, J21.

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Working Women Worldwide. Age Effects in Female Labor Force Participation in 117 Countries

World Development ◽

10.1016/j.worlddev.2015.04.015 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 74 ◽

pp. 123-141 ◽

Cited By ~ 32

Author(s):

Janna Besamusca ◽

Kea Tijdens ◽

Maarten Keune ◽

Stephanie Steinmetz

Keyword(s):

Labor Force ◽

Labor Force Participation ◽

Working Women ◽

Female Labor Force Participation ◽

Age Effects ◽

Female Labor

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ANALISIS VARIABEL YANG MEMPENGARUHI PARTISIPASI TENAGA KERJA WANITA DI INDONESIA

Ekonis: Jurnal Ekonomi dan Bisnis ◽

10.30811/ekonis.v22i2.1987 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 22 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Puguh Harijadi

Keyword(s):

Economic Growth ◽

High School ◽

Labor Force ◽

Labor Force Participation ◽

Participation Rate ◽

Female Labor Force Participation ◽

Labor Force Participation Rate ◽

School Graduate ◽

Female Labor ◽

Participation Of Women

This study aimed to analyze the influence of the number of female labor were educated (junior high school graduate, high school graduate, obedience diploma and graduate Strara 1), salary, and economic growth affect the female labor force participation rate in Indonesia. This study used panel data regression equation by using Fixed Effect Model (FEM). Results from this study indicate the number of female labor are educated, salary and economic growth simultaneously affect the female labor force participation rate in Indonesia, partially indicates the number of educated women who graduated junior and senior high positive and significant impact on the labor force participation of women in the province in Indonesia. The number of women labor who graduated from high school and graduate educated Strata 1, salary, and economic growth effect labor force participation of women in Indonesia.Keywords: Educated woman laborforce, wages, economic growth, womanlabor force participation rate

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