The end of a riveting experience: occupational shifts at Ford after World War II

Article Abstract:

World War II changed the division of labor according to gender. Data pertaining to employees at Ford Motor from 1940 to 1947 were used to study occupation distributions. Women represented as much as 16% of the labor force in 1943, compared to less than 1% in 1946. The supply-side theory suggests that women returned to homemaking when the war ended. The demand-side theory indicates that management claimed that occupations after the war required heavy lifting, which women were not able to do.

World War II, 1939-1945, Sexual division of labor, Women in war

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Gender differences in wage growth and job mobility

Article Abstract:

The wage growth of full-time male and female workers who entered the work force between 1979 and 1983 was studied. The results indicated that the wage growth of women was considerably lower than that of men for the first four years after entering the labor market. The wage ratio of females to males was .89 at the time of entry into the work force, but it fell to .85 by the fourth year. The wage growth of men was affected by mobility, but the wage growth of women was not.

Demographic aspects, Wages, Wages and salaries, Occupational mobility

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Unilateral divorce and the labor-force participation rate of married women, revisited

Article Abstract:

The effects of no-fault divorce on the participation of married women in the labor force were studied. The data were collected from the Current Population Survey of Mar/Apr 1979. The results revealed that the labor-force participation rate of married women increased as a result of unilateral divorce. A lack of compensation for the reduced future earning potential of married women at the time of divorce was responsible for the increased participation in the work force.

Economic aspects, Employment, Married women, No-fault divorce, No fault divorce

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