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The choice of Family Size and the Compatibility of Female Workforce Participation in the Low-income Setting

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  • Allen C. Kelley
  • Lea Melo Da Silva

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[fre] Chez les ménages à bas revenu, de nombreuses femmes arrivent à concilier l'ac­tivité économique et l'éducation des enfants. Sur la base de données en provenance de Belo Horizonte (Brésil), les auteurs montrent que les femmes engagées dans des professions dites « compatibles » avec l'éducation des enfants ont tendance à avoir une famille plus nombreuse que celles engagées dans des professions dites « en compétition » avec l'éducation des enfants. Il faut s'attendre à ce que des modifications systématiques des structures professionnelles reliées au développement économique aient un effet d'atténuation sur la dimension familiale moyenne. [eng] The choice of family size and the compatibilite of female workforce. . Participation in the low-income setting.. Allen C. Kelley and Lea Melo Da Silva. In the low-income setting, many women find workforce participation and childrearing to be quite compatible. Using data from Belo Horizonte, Brazil, it is shown that women employed in occupations « compatible » with childrearing tend to have larger famïlies than women who are employed in occupations which are « competitive » with childrearing. Systematic changes in occupational structures associated with economic development can be expected to have an attenuating effect on average family size.

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  • Allen C. Kelley & Lea Melo Da Silva, 1980. "The choice of Family Size and the Compatibility of Female Workforce Participation in the Low-income Setting," Revue Économique, Programme National Persée, vol. 31(6), pages 1081-1104.
  • Handle: RePEc:prs:reveco:reco_0035-2764_1980_num_31_6_408570
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    1. Francine D. Blau & Marianne A. Ferber, 1990. "Women's Work, Women's Lives: A Comparative Economic Perspective," NBER Working Papers 3447, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    2. Psacharopoulos, George & Tzannatos, Zafiris, 1992. "Latin American women's earnings and participation in the labor force," Policy Research Working Paper Series 856, The World Bank.

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