Labor Force Participation and Home Production: Evolving Rights, Roles, and Opportunities for Women and Men

Megan McDonald Way ()
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Megan McDonald Way: Babson College

Chapter Chapter 5 in Family Economics and Public Policy, 1800s–Present, 2018, pp 133-170 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract The changing US economy since the 1800s led to changes in the work lives of men and women, both in the market and at home. This chapter outlines these changes, including a discussion of the economic value of household labor. The factors underlying the household allocation of labor are described including net wages, male–female relative wages, and non-labor income and preferences, using the labor-leisure model as a framework. Past policies that affected women’s labor force participation, such as the “male-breadwinner model” of welfare, marriage bars on working married women, and discriminatory labor regulations are highlighted. The chapter discusses the state of household labor allocation in the twenty-first century and future policies to support families’ labor force participation including universal childcare, paid paternity leave, and government support for workplace flexibility.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1057/978-1-137-43963-5_5

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