Micro- and Macrolevel Determinants of Women's Employment in Six Arab Countries

Autor/inn/en	Spierings, Niels; Smits, Jeroen; Verloo, Mieke
Titel	Micro- and Macrolevel Determinants of Women's Employment in Six Arab Countries
Quelle	In: Journal of Marriage and Family, 72 (2010) 5, S.1391-1407 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-2445
DOI	10.1111/j.1741-3737.2010.00772.x
Schlagwörter	Economic Development; Females; Arabs; Labor Market; Norms; Developing Nations; Womens Education; Foreign Countries; Urbanization; Employment; Behavior Standards; Educational Attainment; Spouses; Interpersonal Relationship + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Wirtschaftsentwicklung; Weibliches Geschlecht; Arab; Araber; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Normwert; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; 'Women''s education'; Frauenbildung; Ausland; Urbanisation; Urbanisierung; Dienstverhältnis; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Ehepartner; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung
Abstract	We analyzed determinants of women's employment with data for 40,792 women living in 103 districts of 6 Arab countries. We tested a new theoretical framework that addresses the roles of needs, opportunities, and values at multiple levels. At the microlevel (individual, family), socioeconomic factors, care duties, and traditionalism were important; at the macrolevel (district), economic development and societal norms were important. Women's education seemed most influential. Interaction analyses showed that returns on women's education depended on their partner's education and on the economic development, labor market structure, urbanization, and strength of traditional norms in the district in which women live. Our results stress the importance of a comprehensive approach toward women's employment in these countries. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10