Rushed into adulthood: Child marriage and women's work-family life courses in Egypt
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Child marriage in Egypt leads to early fertility and limited work for women, especially in the public sector. Adult marriage allows for delayed childbirth and more stable public employment opportunities.
Area Of Science
- Sociology
- Economics
- Demography
Background
- Child marriage is prevalent in the Global South, significantly impacting women's lives.
- Understanding the long-term work-family trajectories of women affected by child marriage is crucial for life course research.
Purpose Of The Study
- To analyze the work-family life courses of Egyptian women aged 6-30, focusing on the influence of child marriage.
- To compare work-family trajectories of women who married as children versus those who married as adults.
- To test the mechanisms (education and childbirth timing) through which child marriage affects these trajectories.
Main Methods
- Multichannel sequence analysis to identify distinct work-family trajectories.
- Counterfactual approach to assess the impact of education and childbirth timing.
- Analysis of data from the Egypt Labor Market Panel Survey.
Main Results
- Women who married as children typically experienced early fertility and minimal labor force participation, often outside the public sector.
- Adult marriage was associated with delayed fertility and increased participation in stable public-sector employment.
- While education improved public-sector employment for early-married women, its effect on family trajectories was limited. Delayed fertility primarily impacted family, not work, trajectories.
Conclusions
- Child marriage significantly shapes women's work-family life courses, leading to distinct patterns compared to adult marriage.
- The timing of marriage and childbirth are critical determinants of sector-specific work opportunities and family life.
- Findings challenge mainstream work-family theories and highlight the need to examine "accelerated adulthood" in the Global South, particularly for those affected by child marriage.
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