1st Edition
Uncovering the Hidden Work of Women in Family Businesses A History of Census Undernumeration
By Lisa Geib-Gunderson
Copyright 1998
116 Pages
by
Routledge
116 Pages
by
Routledge
116 Pages
by
Routledge
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Data from the United States Census of Population indicate that there has been a dramatic increase in the labor force participation of married women over the twentieth century. This book, first published in 1998, takes issue with this well-known stylized fact. Whereas the labor force literature comments extensively on men’s transition from home production to market work, the effect on women’s... Read more
1. An Historical Description of Married Women’s Labor 2. The Apparent Undercount of Productive Women in US Censuses 3. A History of Wives’ Participation in Family Businesses 4. Explaining the Racial Gap in Married Women’s Labor Force Participation 5. Conclusions, Implications and Extensions
Biography
Geib-Gunderson, Lisa
