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Labor force participation and family formation: A study of working mothers

Year: 1976

Type: article

Abstract: Drawing upon a sample of 638 mothers aged 18 to 40, with at least some marital work experience, significant associations were found between the extent, kind, and timing of employment and a series of family formation variables. Generally lower fertility, longer first birth intervals, and earlier use of birth control were associated with the longest work durations, the highest status jobs, and work before the birth of the first child. The data failed, however, to differentiate desired family size.

Source: Demography

DOI: 10.2307/2060424

Authors: H. Theodore Groat, Randy L. Workman, Arthur G. Neal

Institution: Bowling Green State University

Language: English

Topic: Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics

Subfield: Gender Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Decent work and economic growth, Gender equality

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: National Institutes of Health