Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/31491 
Year of Publication: 
2008
Series/Report no.: 
Working Paper No. 541
Publisher: 
Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
Abstract: 
In order to provide a coherent perspective of gender differences in the world of work, this paper argues, the many intersections of paid and unpaid work must be brought to light. It is well documented that gender-based wage differentials and occupational segregation continue to characterize the division of labor among men and women in paid work. Yet, unpaid work in social reproduction, subsistence production, family businesses, and the community is often ignored. When it is taken into account, it is usually done in a very limited manner, equating unpaid work with the traditional roles women play in raising children and performing maintenance chores. Beyond the obvious gender inequalities characterizing the latter, unpaid work constitutes an integral part of any functioning economy, and as such is linked to economic growth, government policy, migration, and many development issues. The paper concludes that the world of work” cannot be treated in complete disregard to unpaid forms of labor, and gender equality must be understood through the lens of the paidunpaid work continuum.
Subjects: 
Unpaid work
gender equality
migration
gender and the economy
time use
JEL: 
B54
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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