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影响城镇女性就业的微观因素及其变化:1995年与2002年比较

吴愈晓,山东大学哲学与社会发展学院     

  1. 吴愈晓,山东大学哲学与社会发展学院  
  • 出版日期:2010-11-24 发布日期:2010-11-24
  • 通讯作者: 吴愈晓,山东大学哲学与社会发展学院  E-mail:ywu2008@sdu.edu.cn
  • 作者简介:吴愈晓,山东大学哲学与社会发展学院
  • 基金资助:

    本研究得到山东大学自主创新基金项目“改革以来中国的职业结构变迁研究”(RC28)的资助

     

Impacts of Individual Factors on Women’s Employment in Urban China:Comparison of 1995 and 2002

Wu Yuxiao,School of Philosophy and Social Development, Shandong University   

  1. Wu Yuxiao,School of Philosophy and Social Development, Shandong University  
  • Online:2010-11-24 Published:2010-11-24
  • Contact: Wu Yuxiao,School of Philosophy and Social Development, Shandong University E-mail:ywu2008@sdu.edu.cn
  • About author:Wu Yuxiao,School of Philosophy and Social Development, Shandong University
  • Supported by:

    The research was supported by the project “Changes of Occupational Structure in China since the Reform”(RC28) of Independent Innovation Foundation of Shandong University

     

摘要:

20世纪90年代中期以来,中国城镇劳动力市场结构发生了巨大的变化,女性的劳动参与率大幅下降。本研究利用1995和2002年“中国城镇居民收入调查”数据,检验了教育获得、家庭责任(婚姻和子女)和家庭经济状况三项个人或家庭因素对女性就业决策的影响以及它们效应的变化情况。研究发现,在1995年至2002年间,教育的正面效应变小,即教育对女性就业的影响力下降,但婚姻和家庭经济状况对女性就业的影响力上升。对照1995年, 2002年时家庭收入高的已婚妇女更有可能不工作,表明这是城镇女性就业决策走向理性化的一个过程。另外,作者并不认同“沮丧的工人”观点,认为失去正式工作的低收入家庭女性因生活所迫更可能进入非正式劳动力市场继续就业,而不是对再就业失去信心而永久退出劳动。

关键词: 女性就业  ,   市场转型  ,   经济发展  ,   城镇劳动力市场

Abstract:

It is well known that women’s employment has been decreasing since mid1990s in urban China. Using data from 1995 and 2002 Urban Household Income Surveys, this paper estimates the effects of education, family responsibility (marriage and children), and family economic status on women’s employment in urban China and their changes over time. It is found that, between 1995 and 2002, the positive effect of education on women’s employment decreased, whereas the negative effects of marriage and family economic situation increased. Compared with the situation in 1995, married women who enjoyed high household incomes in 2002 were more likely not to participate in the labor market, which suggests a transition in women’s employment decision making toward rational reasoning since they had the liberty to decide whether they would like to go for the paid work or stay at home. The author does not agree with the “discouraged workers” argument because laidoff women in lowincome families should be very likely to enter the secondary labor market rather than permanently retire from the labor force because of their loss of confidence for reemployment.

Key words: women’s employment , market transition  ,    economic development  ,   urban labor market