Emigration and its effect on the labour force participation of women in the left-behind household

2020 ◽  
pp. 162-176
Author(s):  
Roshan R. Menon ◽  
R. B. Bhagat
Keyword(s):  
Labour Force ◽  
Labour Force Participation ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
Participation Of Women

Labour Force Participation and Nature of Employment Among Women in Selangor, Malaysia

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 123-139
Author(s):  
Rulia Akhtar ◽  
Muhammad Mehedi Masud ◽  
Md Sohel Rana
Keyword(s):  
Family Background ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Labour Force Participation ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Financial Condition ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
Participation Of Women ◽  
Developed Nations

There is an honest nexus between women’s participation in the workforce and national economic growth. However, the participation of women in the workforce in developing countries is still lagging behind compared to developed nations. Hence, the fundamental question that arises here is what are the key determinants to influence women to participate in the workforce with a special reference to Malaysia? To answer this research question, this study aims to identify the influencing determinants that motivate women to participate in the labour market in Malaysia. Based on data that have been collected from primary and secondary sources, logit model is used to analyse the factors affecting female labour force participation. The findings reveal that education, household income, financial condition of the households, family size and family background play a substantial role for female participation in the workforce. It implies that educated women and those who belong to joint families are more willing to participate in the workforce due to financial obligation. Based on the positive findings of this study, policymakers can take substantive steps to accelerate women’s participation in the workforce in Malaysia.

scholarly journals Do child care subsidies increase the labour force participation of women in Australia?

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Luke Andrews ◽  
Bhim Prasad Neopanay ◽  
Kumara Yaddehige ◽  
Jaye Jorgensen
Keyword(s):  
Child Care ◽  
Coming Out ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Alternative Hypothesis ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Labour Force Participation ◽  
Female Employment ◽  
Child Care Subsidies ◽  
Participation Of Women ◽  
The Government

We hypothesise that child care subsidies increase the labour force participation of women within Australia. Our alternative hypothesis is that child care subsidies do not increase the labour force participation of women in Australia. This research pulls data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the Organisation for Economic Co-operations, Development and the Productivity Commission and Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR). Based on the regression analysis performed, we found that there was a notable positive relationship between the labour force participation rates of Australian females and child care subsidies by the Australian government. Nevertheless, it’s relevant to highlight that our data could be impacted by other considerations such as taxation changes coming out of the government and the apparent positive relationship between female employment and education over time.

De groei van deeltijdwerk: vraag en aanbod

2005 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rob Euwals ◽  
Maurice Hogerbrugge ◽  
Adri den Ouden
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Labour Force Participation ◽  
Employment Rate ◽  
High Part ◽  
Participation Of Women ◽  
Part Time ◽  
Increasing Demand

The growth of part-time employment: supply and demand The growth of part-time employment: supply and demand The Dutch labour market shows a high part-time employment rate, and the rate continues to grow at a pace faster than in other OECD countries. The increase in labour force participation of women plays an important role. The contribution of men to part-time employment is growing but stays behind that of women. The shift between sectors of industry, from manufacturing to services, contributes to the growth of part-time employment. We discuss several reasons for firms to hire part-time employees. We investigate the importance of factors of supply and demand by means of a regression analysis at the sectoral level of industry. We find that the increasing demand for flexible labour contributes to the growth of part-time employment.

Ireland: A Private Patriarchy?

1994 ◽  
Vol 26 (8) ◽  
pp. 1277-1296 ◽  
Author(s):  
E Mahon
Keyword(s):  
Labour Force ◽  
Labour Force Participation ◽  
Married Women ◽  
High Fertility ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Female Labour ◽  
Taxation Policy ◽  
Participation Of Women ◽  
Family Based ◽  
The 1960S

Ireland has recently been characterised as a country dominated by private patriarchy. One indicator of private patriarchy is the incidence of women engaged in full-time ‘home duties’ rather than in paid employment. The participation of women in the Irish labour force has been comparatively very low because the majority of married women in Ireland are full-time housewives. Persistently high fertility rates—in 1987 the highest in Europe—and a state ideology which enshrined women's position in the home explained this phenomenon in the past. One might have expected industrialisation to have promoted greater change, yet its influence was minimal. Early industrialisation did not create a demand for female labour. In the 1960s export-oriented industrialisation generated a demand for female labour but this was obstructed by patriarchal state policy. In the 1970s, EU membership removed many legislative restrictions on the labour-force participation of married women. However, a patriarchal family based taxation policy and the absence of state supported child care still perpetuate private patriarchy in Ireland.

Adam's Garden or Eve's?

2021 ◽  
pp. 62-79
Author(s):  
Ayesha Afzal ◽  
Aiman Asif
Keyword(s):  
Labour Force ◽  
Working Women ◽  
Labour Force Participation ◽  
Female Employment ◽  
Female Empowerment ◽  
Participation Of Women ◽  
Changes Over Time ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Economic Capacity ◽  
Over Time

Corruption, or the misuse of public office, has become a major concern for governments in recent years. The purpose of this study is to identify how women, in an economic capacity, influence perception of corruption in a country, and how the relationship changes over time. Female empowerment movements have grown in the past decades, resulting in increased labour force participation of women. This chapter considers 167 countries from 1995 to 2018 to study the relationship. The results suggest that working women in an economy have a significant impact on reducing the perceived level of corruption, from 2007 to 2018, whereas this effect is not as strong in the earlier decade. These findings have implications for policies surrounding female employment. It is suggested that encouraging women to get higher education and become professionals can help curb the levels of corruption, especially in developing countries where corruption is widely prevalent.

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