Female Labour Force Participation and Fertility Desires in Pakistan.An Empirical Investigation

Nasra Shah
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Nasra Shah: Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad

The Pakistan Development Review, 1975, vol. 14, issue 2, 185-206

Abstract: Female labour force participation as a factor affecting fertility has recently attracted considerable attention in both. developing and developed societies. It has been theorized that female work wouH-have a depressing effect on fertility because of the high opportunity cost involved in high fertility. On the other hand, it has been argued that higher family income could induce more fertility. Some of the socio-demographic reasons that determine female work status could explain differentials in fertility desires. A number of important reasons which lead women to work -can be identified: the availability of jobs, the economic 'push' from low family income, husband's attitude towards wife's work, attractiveness of the job in terms of monetary and/or psychological satisfaction, etc.

Date: 1975
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