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Title: Intersectionality at Work: Racial Variation in Women's Employment after First Birth
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Florian, Sandra M. |
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Intersectionality at Work: Racial Variation in Women's Employment after First Birth Presented: Montreal, QC, American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, August 2017 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: American Sociological Association Keyword(s): First Birth; Labor Force Participation; Maternal Employment; Motherhood; Racial Differences Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. A vast literature has shown that having children reduces women's employment. Yet, less attention has been paid to the racial disparities in employment transitions following the entrance into motherhood. Moreover, although it has been well-documented that disadvantaged minority groups begin childbearing at earlier stages of the life course than Whites, little research has investigated how the disparities in the onset of childbearing shape the racial differences in female employment. Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979-2012, this study draws from the life course and intersectionality perspectives to assess the racial variation in women's employment status following the first birth among Whites, Hispanics, and Blacks, and investigate the factors associated with probability of transitioning from non-employment to full-time and part-time employment. Preliminary findings indicate that Hispanic and, particularly, African American women are less likely than Whites to be employed following their first birth mostly because they become mothers at younger ages and are less likely to be employed before the onset of childbearing. Surprisingly, the results reveal that Black women who were full-time employed before having children are less likely to exit full-time employment after their first birth than Latinas and Whites. This study provides evidence of the multiple dimensions of intersectionality shaping racial differences in female employment across stages of the life course. |
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Florian, Sandra M. "Intersectionality at Work: Racial Variation in Women's Employment after First Birth." Presented: Montreal, QC, American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, August 2017. |