Gender and generation in household labor supply in Jordan

Authors

Mary Kawar

Document Type

Monograph

Publication Date

2000

Abstract

This paper examines gender and age differences in the labor supply of households in Jordan, and the impact of young women’s employment on gender and generation relations. The objective of the study is to address the issues of gender and generation as factors influencing accessibility to labor markets, and to provide a broader understanding of female employment by exploring age-related factors. Empirically, the study looks at the disproportionate workforce participation of young urban single women in Amman, Jordan, and argues that this generation of working women is evidence of a new stage in the lives of Jordanian women: single employed adulthood. It looks at a specific “time” in the social and economic lives of households and individuals. Within this context, the paper constructs a profile of employment characteristics of adult household members to explore the intersecting influences of age and gender and the specific positions of young women. It then addresses how normative gender and generation hierarchies within households respond to these phenomena of young women’s work, their prolonged single status, and their expanding horizons.

DOI

10.31899/pgy2000.1001

Language

English

Comments

Also available in Arabic

Recommended Citation

Kawar, Mary. 2000. "Gender and generation in household labor supply in Jordan," West Asia and North Africa Regional Paper. Cairo: Population Council.