| Summary: | 碩士 === 臺灣大學 === 國家發展研究所 === 98 === This thesis examines whether role within the family, social networking, and the working ability of female immigrant spouses affect their employment. These questions are examined from two different perspectives. One is participation in the workforce, and the other is their unemployment in the labor market. And it tries to compare the employment situation in Hakka and Non-Hakka regions.
Questionnaires were distributed to female immigrant spouses located in the Taoyuan-Hsinchu-Miaoli area, the Taichung area, and the Kaohsiung-Pingtung area. Using figures from the 2008 Hakka census carried out by the Council for Hakka Affairs, townships and cities are defined as Hakka region if 30 percent or more of the people living there are Hakka. 725 questionnaires were distributed, and 602 valid responses were returned.
Data was analyzed using regression analysis to verify the assumptions. The results showed that:
1.Role within the family affects the workforce participation of female immigrant spouses. The more a family adheres to traditional concepts regarding roles within the family, and the more the husband shares in housework, the lower is the workforce participation rate of female immigrant spouses. The family’s support significantly increases their workforce participation.
2.Social networking affects the employment situation of female immigrant spouses. Friendship increases their workforce participation. There is a significant negative correlation between family ties, participation in social groups, and personal relations, on the one hand, and the level of unemployment, on the other.
3.Working abilities don’t affect the workforce participation of female immigrant spouses. But their working experience increases the level of unemployment.
4.Factors like the female immigrant spouse''s role within the family, social networking, and working abilities affect female immigrant spouses differently in Hakka and Non-Hakka regions.
4-1. Traditional concepts regarding a person''s role within the family affect the workforce participation of female immigrant spouses in Non-Hakka region, but not in Hakka regions.
4-2. Family ties affect workforce participation and unemployment in Hakka regions.
4-3. Language abilities decrease the workforce participation of female immigrant spouse in Hakka regions. Working experience decreases workforce participation and unemployment in Non-Hakka regions.
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