Chapter 7. Economic Empowerment and Employment Discrimination: Europe and the United States Compared

2008 ◽  
pp. 244-284
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Employment Discrimination ◽  
The United States ◽  
Economic Empowerment

“The Miracle Tablet Maybe”: Legalization of the Pill and Women’s Childbearing and Career Decisions

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 276-298
Author(s):  
Henning Finseraas ◽  
Øyvind Søraas Skorge
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Administrative Data ◽  
Birth Control ◽  
Sexual Debut ◽  
Career Decisions ◽  
The United States ◽  
Economic Empowerment ◽  
Birth Control Pill ◽  
Teenage Motherhood

Abstract A substantial literature argues that the legalization of the birth control pill in the United States reduced fertility and enhanced career investments. This study questions whether the broader effects hold across contexts. We use administrative data to study the Norwegian legalization of the pill and find effects on teenage motherhood but not on subsequent career outcomes. Using survey data, we show that the pill's impact on fertility is largest for women with an early sexual debut; nevertheless, broader effects of pill usage are still absent. Our study indicates that the pill cannot explain the rise of Norwegian women's economic empowerment.

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