The Divisions of Labor by Gender

Andrea Beller

Rationality and Society, 1993, vol. 5, issue 3, 398-407

Abstract: This commentary on the articles by Julie Brines and Robert Fiorentine focuses on the human capital aspects of their treatment of the gender divisions of labor. Although Brines's article presents some interesting empirical work, it does not appear to be an accurate representation of Becker's theory on the gender division of labor between the home and the market. Fiorentine succeeds in clearly summarizing and contrasting economic and sociological theories on the gender division of labor across occupations, but he shows a clear bias favoring theories based on women's own choices.

Date: 1993
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