Women's Occupational and Familial Status with Fertility: A case study of Lengshuitan city in China

Type Working Paper - NII-Electronic Library Service
Title Women's Occupational and Familial Status with Fertility: A case study of Lengshuitan city in China
Author(s)
Volume 46
Issue 4
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 1999
Page numbers 53-85
URL http://ci.nii.ac.jp/lognavi?name=nels&lang=en&type=pdf&id=ART0007367596
Abstract
Women's occupational status here includesboth 'occupation' (whatkind of work one isengaging) and
'economy' (howmuch one's income is).In presentChina one's occupation has very close relation with
one's income and those who are doingfarmwork generallygetlowerincome.The 'occupation' isdivided
into"modern sector" (whichrefers to non-agricultural work) and 'farrning',
Women's familialstatus isrepresented by three aspects: 1 rightto decideone's own marriage, 2 familial
economic right and 3 rightto have a child, 'Right to decideone's own marri'age' means
'who decidethe
marriage, by the parents,or by theman or the woman themselves, or by theconsuhation of the family'.
'Familial economic right' hererefers to who decidewhen and how to use the money in the family. And
'right to havea child' means who decidewhat time and how many children to have.

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