Are all jobs created equal? A cross-national analysis of women's employment and child malnutrition in developing countries

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作者
Burroway, Rebekah [1 ]
机构
[1] SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794 USA
关键词
Female labor force participation; Women's employment; Child malnutrition; Developing countries; Cross-national research; Multi-level models; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; SOCIOECONOMIC-STATUS; NUTRITIONAL-STATUS; MATERNAL EMPLOYMENT; MOTHERS WORKING; INCOME SHARE; HEALTH; GENDER; HOUSEHOLD; COMMUNITY;
D O I
10.1016/j.ssresearch.2017.07.003
中图分类号
C91 [社会学];
学科分类号
030301 ; 1204 ;
摘要
Using multi-level models, the analysis examines female employment and child stunting across 49 developing countries. At the country level, female labor force participation is not associated with malnutrition after controlling for economic development. At the individual level, a binary measure of employment is not significantly associated with malnutrition. However, a more nuanced measure of seven occupational categories shows that certain types of employment improve malnutrition. Professional, clerical, sales, and domestic jobs are associated with reduced stunting. These effects are only partially mediated by wealth, perhaps suggesting that some jobs may bring benefits to the household beyond the sheer acquisition of tangible resources. Agricultural jobs are associated with increased malnutrition. Manual labor and service work do not have an effect on malnutrition, compared to unemployment. Thus, women's employment is not necessarily a mechanism for empowerment and wellbeing. Not all jobs are created equal, and many of them do not confer the benefits that are typically associated with working outside the home. (C) 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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