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Source-country Female Labour Force Participation and the Wages of Immigrant Women in Canada

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  • Hou, Feng
  • Frank, Kristyn

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Previous studies have found a strong association between source-country female labour force participation rates and immigrant women?s labour force participation in the host country. This relationship is interpreted as the enduring influence of source-country gender-role attitudes on immigrant women?s labour market activity. However, the assumption that source-country female labour force participation levels closely capture cultural gender-role attitudes has not been carefully examined. Furthermore, little is known about how source-country characteristics might be correlated with immigrant women?s labour market outcomes after entering the host country?s labour market. This paper extends the current literature by addressing three questions: What is the relationship between source-country gender-role attitudes and source-country female labour force participation? Does the relationship between the source-country female labour force participation rates and immigrant women?s labour force participation in the host country persist when source-country gender-role attitudes are taken into account? Are source-country female labour force participation rates and source-country gender-role attitudes associated with immigrant women?s wages in Canada?

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  • Hou, Feng & Frank, Kristyn, 2015. "Source-country Female Labour Force Participation and the Wages of Immigrant Women in Canada," Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series 2015365e, Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies Branch.
    • Handle: RePEc:stc:stcp3e:2015365e
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    1. Luis Guirola & María Sánchez-Domínguez, 2022. "Childcare constraints on immigrant integration," Working Papers 2216, Banco de España.

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