THESIS
2010
ix, 49 p. : ill. ; 30 cm
Abstract
Using data from the China General Social Survey and Japan General Social
Survey, this paper examines: (1) what are the differences in gender inequality in labor
participation and earnings in China and Japan? (2) Do family status such as marriage and
presence of preschool children and children under 18 years old have a more significant
negative effect on women’s employment and earnings in Japan than in China? (3) If there
are differences, what are the factors that account for the differences? The results indicate
while marital status and spouse’s education and earnings have significant effects on
women’s labor force participation in Japan, these factors have smaller effects on
women’s labor force participation in China. Motherhood earnings penalty is only
significant in non-publ...[
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Using data from the China General Social Survey and Japan General Social
Survey, this paper examines: (1) what are the differences in gender inequality in labor
participation and earnings in China and Japan? (2) Do family status such as marriage and
presence of preschool children and children under 18 years old have a more significant
negative effect on women’s employment and earnings in Japan than in China? (3) If there
are differences, what are the factors that account for the differences? The results indicate
while marital status and spouse’s education and earnings have significant effects on
women’s labor force participation in Japan, these factors have smaller effects on
women’s labor force participation in China. Motherhood earnings penalty is only
significant in non-public sector in Japan; it is not significant in public sector in Japan and
not significant in both public and non-public sectors in China. While married men earn
significantly more than single men in Japan and marital status has no significant effect on
men’s earnings in China, there is a marriage earnings penalty for women in both
countries. I discuss the effects of state policies, labor market structures, family system,
and individual characteristics on men and women’s labor participation and earnings from
a comparative gender stratification perspective. I also discuss the implications of these
results for gender stratification theory and research on welfare regime and the
transformation of post-socialist societies, as well as on women’s labor market status.
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