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The Impact of Chinese Women’s Marriage Age and Maternity on the Income: A Heterogeneity Analysis
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Abstract
With the construction of China's modern economy and the progress of talented laborers, the development of women’s labor in the workplace has become vital in labor markets. Therefore, the impact of marriage and childbirth on income has gradually attracted widespread attention from society. This paper uses the data of the 2021 China General Social Survey (CGSS) to discuss the impact of marriage and childbearing on women's income using a multiple regression linear model and explore the linkage effect of factors such as education level, HUKOU nature, marital and childbearing age, and work status on the income of women who marry and have children. This study found that women's income will vastly increase due to increased marriage and childbearing age. Conversely, the earlier the marriage and childbearing age, the lower the income, and the more significantly the marriage and childbearing age affect the overall income level of women.
Keywords
Labor Markets, Maternity, Marriage Age, Income gap
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Lu,Y. (2025). The Impact of Chinese Women’s Marriage Age and Maternity on the Income: A Heterogeneity Analysis. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,83,18-26.
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