Dutch Divergence? : Women’s work, structural change, and household living standards in the Netherlands, 1830-1914
Women’s work has never been a linear process of extending participation. Instead, female labour force participation (FLFP) has extended and curtailed throughout time. This dissertation studies a period of contraction: the nineteenth-century Netherlands. This country makes an important case study to explore the factors influencing the trajectory of women’s work. First, FLFP rates as recorded in occupational censuses were low compared with surrounding countries. Second, Dutch industrialization took off relatively late and until well into the twentieth century a significant part of the labour for... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | doctoralThesis |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2017 |
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Wageningen University
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Schlagwörter: | case studies / cultural history / gender / household budgets / labour market / living standards / macroeconomics / microeconomics / netherlands / participation / western europe / women / work / work sharing / arbeidsmarkt / cultuurgeschiedenis / geslacht (gender) / gevalsanalyse / huishoudbudgetten / levensstandaarden / macro-economie / micro-economie / nederland / participatie / verdeling van werk / vrouwen / werk / west-europa |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26838458 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/dutch-divergence-womens-work-structural-change-and-household-livi |