Socializing Caregiving: Social Services, Women's Employment, and Overall Economic Success

Author

Summer CarawayFollow

Date of Award

Spring 4-29-2020

Document Type

Undergraduate Thesis

Department

Croft Institute for International Studies

First Advisor

Joshua First

Second Advisor

William Schenck

Third Advisor

Gang Guo

Relational Format

Dissertation/Thesis

Abstract

Despite general advancements in the status of women in recent decades, women still experience unequal access to the workforce in most countries, in part due to their caregiving responsibilities. This thesis analyzes the effects of different social services on women’s employment in all developed OECD countries, as well as the effect of women’s employment on the economy in these same countries. Then this thesis examines pro-female-employment policies in case studies on Ireland, France, and Sweden to determine the most effective means of promoting women’s employment.

Recommended Citation

Caraway, Summer, "Socializing Caregiving: Social Services, Women's Employment, and Overall Economic Success" (2020). Honors Theses. 1437.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/1437

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