Facts and fairy tales about female labor, family and fertility: a seven-country comparison, 1850-1990

Contents

1. Introduction. 1.1. The low rate of Dutch female labor force participation -- 2. Women, Men and Work. 2.1. Housework, Market Work, Labor Force and Labor Force Participation Rates. 2.2. Statistical problems. 2.3. Long-term trends in the labor force and labor force participation rates in the Netherlands. 2.4. A seven-country comparison of long-term trends in labor force participation rates. 2.5. Women's share in the labor force, 1850-1990 -- 3. Women's Work History. 3.1. History of Women's Work in Western and Northern Europe, a brief introduction. 3.2. Towns, guilds and specialization of labor. 3.3. The Dutch Golden Age. 3.4. Between the Golden Age and Industrialization. 3.5. Industrialization -- 4. Work by Industry. 4.1. Occupational Segregation. 4.2. Female and male labor force by sectoral composition in the Netherlands. 4.3. Economic activity by sectoral division and industrial development in seven countries. 4.4. A seven-country comparison of female economic activity by sector -- 5. Work by States. 5.1. Long-term trends in the Netherlands by status and by industrial sector. 5.2. A seven-country comparison of female economic activity by status in the labor market -- 6. Work and Life Cycle. 6.1. Childhood. 6.2. Adolescence and youth. 6.3. Adulthood. 6.4. Middle Age. 6.5. Old Age -- 7. Marriage and Fertility. 7.1. A seven-country comparison of population trends. 7.2. The family and the household. 7.3. Marriage trends. 7.4. Dissolution of marriage. 7.5. Long-term trends in births and fertility. 7.6. Dutch peculiarities in marriage, family and fertility -- 8. Married Women. 8.1. Female labor force participation by marital status in the Netherlands. 8.2. Labor force participation rates of married women a seven country comparison. 8.3. Part-time work -- 9. Women, Work and Politics. 9.1. The struggle for the right to education and meaningful work. 9.2. Labor laws. 9.3. Departure from the labor market and disincentives to paid work. 9.4. Suffrage, marriage laws, child care and family policies -- 10. Facts, Theories and Fairy Tales. 10.1. Facts about female labor, family and fertility. 10.2. Economic theories of labor: Women don't work? 10.3. Neoclassical economic theories. 10.4. Theoretical highlights of fertility behavior. 10.5. Non-economic labor theories. 10.6. Interpreting broad historical trends in labor force participation. 10.7. Fairy Tales.