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In this paper, we contribute to the understanding of women's labor force behavior in developing societies through a household-level analysis of young, single women in Sri Lanka. We argue that in the context of saturated and imperfect labor markets of Asian societies such as Sri Lanka, it is important to: (a) differentiate between labor force participation and employment, (b) consider familial and...
Female labor force participation (LFP) has recently increased in the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires in a remarkable way. This increase has been a result neither of improvements in the conditions of labor supply nor due to the diversification of the structure of occupational opportunities available for women. Using cross-sectional and panel data I show that most of the growth in female LFP can be...
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