Author (Person) | León, Margarita |
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Series Title | Journal of European Social Policy |
Series Details | Vol.26, No.4, October 2016, p344-357 |
Publication Date | 2010 |
ISSN | 0958-9287 |
Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
Korea and Spain share crucial labour market and welfare state characteristics that converge to produce similar outcomes: strongly dualized labour markets, weak social protection, and features that are archetypical of familialist states. Labour market flexibility in both countries has recently increased through unusually high levels of temporary employment. Yet, when we analyse female labour force participation, we observe a significant divergence: Korean women interrupt their participation in the labour market when they are of childbearing age, while Spanish women do not. Furthermore, the level of education of women in Spain matters for their career prospects, but in Korea, it does not. In this article, we explore the causes of this divergence by analysing (1) structural characteristics of the labour market, (2) policies that facilitate the reconciliation of work and family and (3) gender equality politics. We argue that the combination of these three factors have different impacts on the career choices of women in Spain and Korea. |
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Source Link | Link to Main Source http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1177/0958928716657278 |
Subject Categories | Employment and Social Affairs |
Countries / Regions | Spain |