Labor Market and Home Production: Are Men and Women Equal?
Female labor market participation is one of the central investigation topics in feminist economics’ studies. Even after an increase in the labor market participation and the decrease in the wage gap between men and women, the latter still face great difficulties on being remunerated and promoted...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Spanish |
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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
2010-01-01
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| Series: | Revista Estudos Feministas |
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| Online Access: | https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/ref/article/view/14984 |
| Summary: | Female labor market participation is one of the central investigation topics in feminist
economics’ studies. Even after an increase in the labor market participation and the decrease in
the wage gap between men and women, the latter still face great difficulties on being remunerated
and promoted when compared to men. Neoclassical economic models cannot explain
completely these differences without making use of strong hypothesis about individual preferences
and family goals. This study has as the main objective to analyze difference on the housework
participation as an influencer to different conditions in the labor market for men and women. Our
results show that women still have a double work shift. Among our main conclusions, we can say
that women benefit more from personal income increase than with labor market participation,
because their bargain power within family increases and they can decrease their housework
hours. |
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| ISSN: | 0104-026X 1806-9584 |