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Industrialization, Female Labor Force Participation, and the Modern Division of Labor by Sex
Author(s) -
Rau William,
Wazienski Robert
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
industrial relations: a journal of economy and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.61
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1468-232X
pISSN - 0019-8676
DOI - 10.1111/0019-8676.00141
Subject(s) - industrialisation , division of labour , economics , emancipation , labour economics , agriculture , demographic economics , political science , geography , market economy , politics , archaeology , law
We examine the effect of industrialization on female labor force participation for 62 countries. Two hypotheses are tested: the emancipation hypothesis and the U‐shaped hypothesis. Our results support the U‐shaped hypothesis insofar as shifts in the distribution of occupations in early industrialization decrease female labor force participation by removing women from agriculture while excluding them from occupations in manufacturing and management. We further suggest that different paths to industrialization may have different effects on female labor force participation.