Doctoral Dissertation Research: Women's Employment Around the Globe: Evidence from 94 Countries: 1985-2004

博士论文研究：全球女性就业：来自 94 个国家的证据：1985-2004 年

• 批准号: 1029870
• 负责人: Elizabeth Boyle
• 金额: $ 0.42万
• 依托单位: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-09-01 至 2012-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1029870&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Research; Women; Employment

SES-1029870Elizabeth Boyle,Minzee KimConsidering women's increased levels of employment globally, this project addresses a crucial question: Is women's increased employment linked to women getting good jobs? Extensive research shows that women-friendly policies at the national level and national integration into the global economy increase women?s employment. However, it is unclear if either or both of these factors are linked to the quality of women's employment. This research proposes that the way women are incorporated into the labor force is critical in determining if increased female labor force participation is linked to women's representation in higher status positions. In order to test the proposed influences of global and national policy environments, research for this project comprises quantitative pooled time-series analyses on women's relative chances to be employed in two higher-status occupational groups'managerial/administrative and professional/technical occupations. As key independent variables, this project creates original indicators of anti-discrimination and maternity leave policies that are comparable across developed and developing countries. This study will not only provide a crucial test of those theories that suggest women's increased labor force participation leads to women's employment in high quality jobs and those that suggest the opposite, but also explain the factors that make one or the other outcome more likely. This research will also advance sociological theories about the links between globalization, state policies, and actual employment outcomes on the ground by integrating state-centered and global theories of women's employment and testing the scope of theories in both developed and developing countries.Broader Impacts: Results from this research will be disseminated not only in the academic community but also among policy makers and social movement networks as men's predominance in the top positions in the public sphere is recognized not only as a reflection of existing gender inequality but also as a key factor maintaining or altering gender inequality in societies. Findings from this research will provide insights for international and national policies that ultimately contribute to improve women?s share in powerful positions globally. The cross-national, historical research design makes findings from this project particularly applicable to diverse national contexts.

SES-1029870伊丽莎白波义耳，明泽金考虑到全球妇女就业水平的提高，该项目解决了一个关键问题：妇女就业的增加与妇女获得好工作有关吗？广泛的研究表明，国家一级的妇女友好政策和国家融入全球经济会增加妇女？的就业。然而，不清楚这两个因素中的一个或两个是否与妇女就业质量有关。这项研究提出，妇女融入劳动力队伍的方式对于确定女性劳动力参与率的提高是否与妇女在更高地位职位上的代表性有关至关重要。为了检验全球和国家政策环境的拟议影响，该项目的研究包括对妇女在管理/行政和专业/技术这两个地位较高职业群体中就业的相对机会进行定量汇总时间序列分析。作为关键的独立变量，该项目创建了在发达国家和发展中国家具有可比性的反歧视和产假政策的原始指标。 这项研究不仅将对那些认为妇女劳动力参与率的增加会导致妇女从事高质量工作的理论和那些相反的理论进行重要的检验，而且还将解释使一种或另一种结果更有可能的因素。这项研究还将通过整合以国家为中心的妇女就业理论和全球妇女就业理论，并在发达国家和发展中国家测试理论的范围，推进关于全球化、国家政策和实际就业结果之间联系的社会学理论。这项研究的结果不仅将在学术界传播，而且将在决策者和社会运动网络中传播，在公共领域的最高职位中占主导地位不仅被认为是现有性别不平等的反映，而且也是维持或改变社会中性别不平等的一个关键因素。这项研究的结果将为最终有助于改善妇女状况的国际和国家政策提供见解。的份额在全球强大的位置。跨国家的历史研究设计使该项目的研究结果特别适用于不同的国家背景。