Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Southern California Review of Law and Women's Studies
Publication Date
1997
ISSN
1088-3525
Page Number
421
Keywords
sexual division of labor, women--employment, labor market
Disciplines
Law | Law and Gender | Sexuality and the Law
Abstract
The composition of the labor force has changed dramatically since 1960. In 1960, only one-third of the labor force participants were female. However, since the 1960s, the labor force rates of men have declined, from 83.3% to 75% as of 1995, while the participation rate for women has surged, from 37.7% in 1960 to 58.9% in 1995.1 The combination of rising labor force participation rates for women and falling rates for men has resulted in a work force that is approaching equal representation of each gender. However, the picture at home indicates a far greater gender stratification of work than that of the paid labor market.
Recommended Citation
Joni Hersch,
The Economics of Home Production, 6 Southern California Review of Law and Women's Studies. 421
(1997)
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