Structural Barriers to Women's Labor Force Participation and Equal Division of Housework : Multilevel Analysis of Regional Differences

这项研究考察了劳动力市场、性别关系和公共托儿服务方面的区域特征对妇女就业和家务分工的影响。研究发现：(1)女性技术职业和育儿就业率高的地区，在控制其微观特征后，女性就业率较高。然而，(2)在女性管理职业率较高的地区，女性就业的可能性较低。关于家务分工，(3)我发现在女性认为自己有良好职业前景的地区，男性更多地参与家务劳动。(4)然而，地区托儿规定对家务分工没有显著影响。

This study examines the impact of regional characteristics regarding the labor market gender relations and public childcare provision on women's employment and the division of housework. I find that (1) women in the regions with higher rates of female technical and professional occupations and childcare enrollment have higher employment rate, after controlling for their micro level characteristics. However, (2) in regions with higher rates of female managerial occupations, women are less likely to be employed. With regard to the division of housework, (3) I find that in the regions where women think that they have good career prospects, men participate more in housework. (4) Regional childcare provisions, however, do not have significant effects on the division of housework.