Abstract
The continuous decrease in the number of women of childbearing age and the consequent decrease in reproductive willingness have contributed to the continuous decrease in labor participation among Chinese women, which has negatively affected the stable socioeconomic development in terms of health. This paper deeply explores the intrinsic relationship between the number of children and women's labor participation based on 2016 data from China Labor-force Dynamic Survey (CLDS). Our results show that there is an "inverted U-shaped" relationship between the number of children and the rate of women's labor involvement; in other words, women's labor participation shows a trend with the increase in the number of children, first rising and then falling; meanwhile, the relationship is more pronounced among women in eastern and central regions and towns. To this end, this study provides a theoretical research basis to effectively alleviate women's selective pressure at home and work, and has a certain reference value for the Chinese government to improve women's employment environment.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 8641 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1-23 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| Journal | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 14 |
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| Publication status | Published - 15 Jul 2022 |
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- number of children
- female labor involvement
- "inverted U-shaped"
- “inverted U-shaped”