CEPR Economics Seminar Series:
Basic Economics for Policy Analysis & Self Defense
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When Women Get Paid for Work: The Entry of Women to the Paid Labor Market
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The latter half of the 20th century saw a significant change in the way that women work. In the 1960s, the majority of mothers worked at home, by the 1990s, the majority was in the paid labor market. This transformation has implications for the labor market, for policy, and for families, both in terms of family economics, as well as family formation and well-being. The movement of women into the labor market was driven both by economic conditions, which pushed women towards paid employment in order to keep their families financially secure (or afloat), and by women's desire for careers and identities other than motherhood. Americans, however, maintain deep ambivalences about working women and especially working mothers; institutions and social practices have not been quick to change to accommodate the new realities of the labor force. This session will look at the implications of these changes for women and American workers generally.
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View Dr. Boushey's PowerPoint presentation here:
http://www.cepr.net/seminars/powerpoints/2005_10_20.ppt
*** View her related paper, "Gender Bias in the Current Economic Recovery?: Declining Employment Rates for Women in the 21st Century," here:
http://www.cepr.net/publications/labor_markets_2005_08_29.pdfCEPR Economics Seminar Series:
Basic Economics for Policy Analysis & Self Defense
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When Women Get Paid for Work: The Entry of Women to...all »CEPR Economics Seminar Series:
Basic Economics for Policy Analysis & Self Defense
***
When Women Get Paid for Work: The Entry of Women to the Paid Labor Market
***
The latter half of the 20th century saw a significant change in the way that women work. In the 1960s, the majority of mothers worked at home, by the 1990s, the majority was in the paid labor market. This transformation has implications for the labor market, for policy, and for families, both in terms of family economics, as well as family formation and well-being. The movement of women into the labor market was driven both by economic conditions, which pushed women towards paid employment in order to keep their families financially secure (or afloat), and by women's desire for careers and identities other than motherhood. Americans, however, maintain deep ambivalences about working women and especially working mothers; institutions and social practices have not been quick to change to accommodate the new realities of the labor force. This session will look at the implications of these changes for women and American workers generally.
***
View Dr. Boushey's PowerPoint presentation here:
http://www.cepr.net/seminars/powerpoints/2005_10_20.ppt
*** View her related paper, "Gender Bias in the Current Economic Recovery?: Declining Employment Rates for Women in the 21st Century," here:
http://www.cepr.net/publications/labor_markets_2005_08_29.pdf«
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