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Contribution of Women in Household Income— Based Perspective on Production

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Analyses by family type based on age brackets are useful for structural analysis. We confirmed substantial wage-earning differences between the sexes, full- and part-timers, and large-work hour differences between the sexes. Unpaid work using opportunity cost is generally underestimated because of the Japanese seniority-based wage system. Then, we tried to make adjusted indices to account for wage-earnings and work-our differentials. We compare three kinds of income –market income, broad income (including unpaid work values) and adjusted income--in terms of the contribution of married women to family income. The disproportionate burden placed on women was highlighted.

Source: Journal of Business Diversity

DOI: 10.33423/jbd.v24i4.7426

Author: Mitsuhiko Iyoda

Institution: University of Buckingham

Language: English

Topic: Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics

Subfield: Gender Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Gender equality, Decent work and economic growth, No poverty

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: University of Leeds