The female labour force participation, a matter of supply? a matter of demand? an exercise of reconstruction in a context of poverty, Barcelona, 1930–1950
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12447334 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Conchi Villar (0000-0003-1610-1933, Centre for Demographic Studies-Autonomous University of Barcelona, Bellaterra (Barcelona), Spain, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 57-81 |
| Publication date | 2016-05-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The History of the Family (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1081-602X • E-ISSN: 1873-5398 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1081602x.2016.1168311 |
| OpenAlex | W2346961543 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 21 |
This paper aims to analyse the evolution of employment among a group of women belonging to the poorest section of Barcelona’s working class from the 1930s to the 1950s. According to available – but unreliable – macro statistical data, Francoism witnessed the decline of married women’s participation in the labour force. The working trajectories of this group of women have been reconstructed – reliably – using a new source, the social security contribution records (1921–2004), which has made it possible to correct their activity declaration in Barcelona’s municipal censuses (1930–1950). Thus, these women’s activity rate is analysed from the perspective of the household strategies but also taking into consideration demand-side factors, such as changes in hiring policies among businessmen in the metallurgical industry, where most of the women held jobs during the period
Context (archaeology · Declaration · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Labour economics · Political science · Poverty · Social security · Sociology · Historical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regions · Historical Economic and Social Studies · Law
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