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  • Sociology
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  • Labor Studies

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  • Women's labor force participation has evolved significantly since the mid-20th century.
  • Despite progress, women's employment remains uneven and stagnant in many areas.
  • Understanding the long-term trajectories of women's work is crucial for addressing labor market inequalities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify distinct pathways of women's employment experiences across adulthood.
  • To examine the influence of early life factors and work-family dynamics on these pathways.
  • To investigate the role of social stratification and gender ideologies in shaping women's career trajectories.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of weekly work hours data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (NLSY79).
  • Identification of distinct work pathways including stable full-time, part-time, and unpaid labor.
  • Statistical examination of the impact of race, poverty, education, family characteristics, and gendered beliefs.

Main Results:

  • Two stable full-time work pathways, three part-time pathways, and one unpaid labor pathway were identified.
  • A majority of women followed full-time work pathways; less than 10% were in unpaid labor.
  • Early socioeconomic status, race, education, family background, work-family conflict, and gendered beliefs significantly influenced work pathways.

Conclusions:

  • Women's employment pathways are shaped by a complex interplay of individual resources, social environment, and personal agency.
  • Social stratification, gender ideologies, and work-family constraints act in concert to direct women onto specific career tracks from an early age.
  • Persistent inequalities in women's employment reflect the lasting influence of structural factors and early life experiences.