Strategy for Abolishing Barriers to Women Participation in Labor Force

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Tendy Gunawan
Keyword(s):  
Labor Force ◽  
Labor Force Participation ◽  
Participation Rate ◽  
Labor Force Participation Rate ◽  
Women's Labor ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
Literature Reviews ◽  
The World ◽  
Women's Labor Force Participation

<p>The female labor force participation rate has not moved from 50-55% in the last ten years, and this condition has been exacerbated by the covid-19 pandemic. This study looks at the various challenges for women in entering the world of work, maintaining jobs and building careers, and what strategies stakeholders can take to remove various barriers to women's labor force participation. The strategic recommendations include affirmative actions and policies that could be taken by policy makers and companies to remove barriers to women's participation in the workforce. The study is based on literature reviews of various studies and surveys conducted by the ILO in 2010-2020, especially regarding women in the world of work.</p>

scholarly journals Female Labor Force Participation Rate and Economic Growth in the Framework of Kuznets Curve: Evidence from Turkey

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Buhari Doğan ◽  
Mürsel Akyüz
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Labor Force ◽  
Labor Force Participation ◽  
Participation Rate ◽  
Female Labor Force Participation ◽  
Labor Force Participation Rate ◽  
Women's Labor ◽  
Female Labor ◽  
Integration Test ◽  
Women's Labor Force Participation

Abstract In this study, the effect of economic growth in Turkey on the labor force participation rate of women was examined in the context of the Kuznets (1955) curve in the context of the data for the quarter years of 2000Q1-2013Q4. The co-integration test of the series was performed with the ARDL boundary test approach. As a result of the cointegration test, we find that the series move together in the long run. Findings show that economic growth increases women’s labor force participation rate first but then it decreases women’s labor force participation rate. Findings indicate that there is a reverse “U” relationship between economic growth and female labor force participation. As a result of the short-term analysis, it is found that error correction coefficient of the model is negative and statistically significant.

scholarly journals Does Women’s Participation in Politics Matter for Economic Development in OIC-15? An Islamic Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-222
Author(s):  
Sari Ramdayani ◽  
M. Shabri Abd. Majid ◽  
Suriani Suriani
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Labor Force ◽  
Labor Force Participation ◽  
Trade Balance ◽  
Women's Labor ◽  
Female Population ◽  
Islamic Perspective ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
Islamic Economic ◽  
Women's Labor Force Participation

This study aims to empirically determine and analyze the role of women's participation in politics, female population growth, trade balance, and women's labor force participation in promoting economic development across 15 OIC countries during the 2006-2017 period, both in short- and long-run from an Islamic perspective. Using the Panel Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) method, this study found that, in the short term, trade balance and women's labor force participation have promoted Islamic economic development. In contrast, women's participation has a negative effect on the economic development of OIC countries. In the long term, on the other hand, all variables have promoted Islamic economic development in OIC countries, except for the trade balance variable. These findings suggest that coordination and synergy for strengthening economic development among OIC countries need to be enhanced, focusing on women's role in politics, labor force, quality of population, and economic dimensions.JEL Classification: C33, F16, J16, O11, P48Ramdayani, S., Majid, M. S. A., & Suriani, S. (2021). Does Women's Participation in Politics Matter for Economic Development in OIC-15? An Islamic Perspective. Signifikan: Jurnal Ilmu Ekonomi, 10 (2), 209-222. https://doi.org/10.15408/sjie.v10i2.20214.

Women's Participation in the Labor Market

2020 ◽  
pp. 132-160
Author(s):  
Gaye Özçelik
Keyword(s):  
Labor Force ◽  
Labor Force Participation ◽  
Participation Rate ◽  
Gender Disparity ◽  
Access To Education ◽  
Cultural Dynamics ◽  
Family Policies ◽  
The World Bank ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
The World

The issue of gender disparity regarding women's participation in the labor force has generally been lower than that of men all around the world. While the rates of labor force participation have been on the rise for many Western European countries due to their longstanding policies, the rates remain lower, with a much slower increase, in the Europe and Central Asia region, which Turkey is considered to be a part of, according to the regional categorization of the World Bank. The issues of institutional and socio-cultural dynamics need to be taken into consideration to explain the comparatively lower female labor force participation rate (LFPR) in the ECA Region, including Turkey, which, in fact, falls behind the ECA countries. Drawing on available data pertaining to women's LFPR, this chapter aims to provide integrated institutional and socio-cultural explanations regarding women's access to education, family policies, participation in unpaid work, and child care.

scholarly journals Women's Labor Force Participation and Economic Growth: Evidence from Transition Economies

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neşe Algan ◽  
Duygu Serin Oktay
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Labor Force ◽  
Transition Economies ◽  
Labor Force Participation ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Participation Rate ◽  
Participation Rates ◽  
Women's Labor ◽  
Participation Of Women ◽  
Women's Labor Force Participation

Sustainable economic growth at national and global level depends on the significant participation of women in the labor force. Because women compose half of the world population in terms of human capital and labor. Despite the developments in recent years, there is still gender inequality in labor markets around the world and labor force participation rate of women is lower than men. There are many factors affecting the participation of women in the labor force in all developed and developing countries. The effect levels of these factors on the participation rate differ depending on the development levels of the countries. In this context, the role of women's education and labor force participation on development is an important issue especially for all developing country. Therefore, the aim of the study is to examine the relationship between women's labor force participation rates and economic growth in transition economies. For this purpose, the generalized method of moments, which is a dynamic panel data analysis technique, is applied in the study using data between 1995-2019. Analysis findings reveal that there is a U-shaped relationship between women's labor force participation rate and economic growth in transition economies competible with the literature. As a result, reducing gender inequality and increasing women's labor force participation rates positively affect economic growth, income inequality and social welfare, so it is great importance that policy practitioners create a comprehensive women's employment policy and ensure that women play an active role in the labor force.

scholarly journals Women's Participation in Labor Force in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): A Review of Determinants and Impacts

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Victoria Matatio Elia Guli ◽  
Nigatu Regassa Geda
Keyword(s):  
Labor Force ◽  
Labor Force Participation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Women's Labor ◽  
Gainful Employment ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Women's Labor Force Participation

Background: In the last few decades, there has been a significant increase in women's participation in gainful employment in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This scooping review has primarily aimed at assessing the key determinants and effects of women's involvement in the labor force in SSA. Methods: The authors did the review based on 19 articles selected from PubMed and goggle search. The selection considered only those published in the last 15 years, conducted based on large sample from Sub-Saharan African countries, and those exclusively related to women’s Labor Force Participation (LFP). More than 80% of the reviewed studies (16 of the 19) employed a cross-sectional study design with quantitative approaches. Results: The review witnessed that women's labor force participation in SSA is determined by various individual, household, and community characteristics. Women with lower fertility, living in poor economic condition (low wealth quantiles), and those with above primary education were more likely to participate in gainful employment. Other demographic factors explaining why some women participate in the labor force more often than others include women's age, marital status, number of under-five children, household size, and headship. Among the community variables, living in areas with better infrastructure (transport and communication) increased the likelihood of women’s participation in gainful employment. Nearly all studies showed significant positive impacts of women's labor force participation on several domains of women's life and household well-being, such as on women's nutrition, childcare, and health service utilization. Conclusion: The review implies that despite concerns about some adverse impacts of women's participation in gainful employment (such as on childcare), most of the studies indicated positive effects of LFP on women's and children's health, nutrition, and overall household well-being in SSA.

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.

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