How Marriage Policy Affects Women’s LFP

Bohan Bai

doi:10.54254/2753-7064/15/20230652

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How Marriage Policy Affects Women’s LFP

Bohan Bai *^,1,

¹ University of California

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https://doi.org/10.54254/2753-7064/15/20230652

Abstract

With technological advancement coupled with the recent pandemic, perceptions of women’s societal roles have undoubtedly evolved over the recent decades. Often, their social role is measured through their employment status, with rising labor force participation indicating an elevated social standing. While most of the previous research tends to link women’s labor force participation with factors including wage rates, childbirth, and education, the correlation between their labor force participation and marriage has remained underexplored. Given the profound impact marriage can have on women’s employment, it is crucial to adopt innovative research approaches that reflect modern shifts in women’s social roles. This paper seeks to unravel the link between marriage and women’s labor force participation in the U.S., focusing specifically on the influence of legal marriage age via a difference-in-difference design. The goal is to inform the government of better policy decisions, such as pushing for enhanced economic and marriage policies that could further facilitate women’s role in the professional realm.

Keywords

marriage policy, labor force participation, women, gender inequality, employment

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Bai,B. (2023). How Marriage Policy Affects Women’s LFP. Communications in Humanities Research,15,158-165.

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Volume title: Proceedings of the International Conference on Global Politics and Socio-Humanities

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ISBN：978-1-83558-119-3(Print) / 978-1-83558-120-9(Online)

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Editor：Javier Cifuentes-Faura, Enrique Mallen

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