Mothers receiving money for child support were found to be in the labor force more often than those not awarded such support. Women who received alimony were also more likely to work than those who did not receive such payments. (CT)

The following question is discussed: What will be the impact on unemployment compensation not only of increased labor force participation of women, but also of nearly equal proportions in the labor force of men and women? (BM)

The female-male earnings gap narrowed significantly between 1979 and 1987, reflecting increases in earnings per hour, rather than in hours worked. (Author)

Data from the National Longitudinal Survey show that most employed mothers rely on relatives for child care, particularly low-income mothers. Weekly expenditures averaged $45 for older mothers to $60 for younger mothers. Lower-income women were more likely to have gaps in employment because of child care problems. (SK)

Over the past 20 years, women's real earnings rose whereas those of men declined. Even as the gender pay gap narrowed, earnings differences between white women and black and Hispanic women continued to grow. (Author)

When they were in their early twenties, women in the National Longitudinal Surveys' sample underestimated their future work involvement. Expectations for working at age 35 gradually increased. Plans for working were significant independent predictors of actual work behavior and planning to work yielded a significant wage advantage. (CH)

Although employment rose during 1971, unemployment remained close to 6 percent. (Editor)

This report presents 1981 annual average data on the number of men and women working full time in each occupation and on their usual weekly earnings. Results indicate that occupations in which women workers dominate tend to rank lower in terms of earnings; men dominate higher paid occupations. (Author/CT)

A proposed new age-adjusted measure for calculating labor force participation rate eliminates the effect of changes in the age distribution. According to the new criterion, increases in women's labor force participation from 1960-2000 would have been even greater of shifts in the age distribution had not occurred. (Contains 12 references.) (JOW)

Work patterns of families have become so diverse in recent decades that a specific family type can no longer be identified as typical. (Author)

More than six million persons who spent at least half of 1987 in the labor force were poor; among families with workers, those headed by unmarried women with children have the highest poverty rates. (Author)

During business cycles, the distribution of jobs by sex and industry undergoes large shifts. These changes have a permanent effect on job distribution by sex. The shift to largely service occupations generally held by women and less demand for industries primarily staffed by men enabled women's employment growth to exceed that of men. (JOW)

The labor force participation rate of women 55 and over, which had increased steadily after World War II, has been edging down since 1970. (Author)

Describes the growth of the female civilian labor force in the Nation from 1950 to 1975 and analyzes the upward shift in the civilian labor force participation rate from a flow perspective to determine the role of various factors that have produced the rise in the civilian labor force participation rate of women. (SH)