Afterword: Gender and Globalization in Uncertain Times
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Globalization , Gender , and the Family ∗
The recent halt of women’s gains in labor force participation ended a decades-long process during which women would postpone marriage and having children until later and later in life. Not any longer. The age at which a Danish woman has her first child has virtually not changed since the early 2000s, for example. This paper examines the role of globalization in the family-market work decision. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Qualitative Sociology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0162-0436,1573-7837
DOI: 10.1007/s11133-016-9344-5