The Emergence of the Dutch Housewife Revised. How Shifts in Local Labour Market Structures Shaped Dutch Unmarried Women’s Labour Force Participation, 1812–1929
Most studies on the long-term development of female labour force participation argue that social norms and rising wages were key drivers. However, the majority of these conclusions apply to married women. Instead, this study zooms in on unmarried women. Based on nearly 2 million marriage records tha...
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| Language: | English |
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International Instititute of Social History
2021-03-01
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| Series: | Historical Life Course Studies |
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| Online Access: | https://openjournals.nl/index.php/hlcs/article/view/9581 |