title: Women in the workforce and family structure in Australia.
abstract: "The purpose of this paper is to set out some of the changes that have taken place in the economic status of women in Australia and to discuss the relationship between economic factors and family structure.  I look to the position of women in the workforce and examine some of the possible explanations for the increase in female participation.  These include the increase in the female wage, demographic changes and changes in the industrial composition of the economy.  In a final section, I examine some of the evidence for the effect of economic variables, particularly the wage, on fertility."
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D004651:Employment; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005298:Fertility; D010139:Pacific Islands; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014933:Women's Rights
keywords: Australia; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Employment Status--women; Family And Household; Fertility; Macroeconomic Factors; Oceania; Population; Population Dynamics; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Wages--women; Women's Status