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Increasing the (Female) Labor Supply
Abstract: In the United States, women’s labor force participation has been persistently below that of men’s for decades. This Commentary describes three contributors to this divide—the way in which the United States taxes opposite-sex married couples, how Social Security benefits are allocated, and the cost of childcare—and reviews the economic literature quantifying their impact on the labor force participation of women.
Keywords: diversity;
https://doi.org/10.26509/frbc-ec-202305
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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Part of Series: Economic Commentary
Publication Date: 2023-03-06
Volume: 2023
Issue: 05