Inclusive Growth and Gender Inequality in Asia's Labor Markets
Please do not remove this page Inclusive growth and gender inequality in Asia’s labor markets Zveglich, Joseph E.; Rodgers, Yana https://scholarship.libraries.rutgers.edu/discovery/delivery/01RUT_INST:ResearchRepository/12647127150004646?l#13647127140004646 Zveglich, J. E., & Rodgers, Y. (2014). Inclusive growth and gender inequality in Asia’s labor markets. In R. Kanbur (Ed.), Inequality in Asia and the Pacific: trends, drivers, and policy implications (pp. 103–133). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.7282/t3-9ee9-n383 Document Version: Accepted Manuscript (AM) This work is protected by copyright. You are free to use this resource, with proper attribution, for research and educational purposes. Other uses, such as reproduction or publication, may require the permission of the copyright holder. Downloaded On 2021/09/28 20:55:37 -0400 Chapter 6 Inclusive Growth and Gender Inequality in Asia’s Labor Markets Joseph E. Zveglich, Jr. and Yana van der Meulen Rodgers Prepared for Ravi Kanbur, Changyong Rhee, and Juzhong Zhuang (eds.), Inequality in Asia and the Pacific: Trends, Drivers, and Policy Implications. Manila, London, and New York: Asian Development Bank and Routledge Press, 2014, pp. 103-133 Abstract. This chapter examines gender inequality in labor markets in Asia and the Pacific, with a focus on the structural drivers of women’s labor force participation. Demographic survey data indicate that in Asia’s lower-income countries, economic necessity is an important push factor behind women’s employment. Also, being married and having young children both reduce the likelihood that a woman is employed. In a separate analysis for Taipei,China, this disincentive effect from young children on women’s employment has increased over time.
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