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abstract: 'This paper provides a narrative review of the literature that addresses
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the connection between women''s reproductive health and women''s economic
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activity. Women''s reproductive health, gender equality and decent work,
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are all part of the Sustainable Development Goals and this review
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highlights how these Goals are interconnected. The review focuses on the
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relationship between fertility and women''s work and provides a detailed
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discussion of the academic literature that identifies the causal effect
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of fertility on changes in female labor force participation. Fertility
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is captured by timing, spacing and number of chil-dren, and career
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advancement, job quality, and hours worked are addressed on the work
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side. The review contrasts the fertility-work nexus for low-, middle-and
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high-income countries separately, recognizing national income per capita
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as a moderator of the effect of fertility on female labor force
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participation. In low-income countries, where labor force participation
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is for the most part in the informal sector, women must adopt their own
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strategies for balancing child rearing and labor force participation,
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such as selection of job type, relying on other women in the household
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for childcare, and birth spacing to limit infants in their care. In
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middle-income countries, women juggle child rearing and labor force
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participation with the overarching issue of income inequality, and early
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childbearing and lone motherhood perpetuate poverty. For women in
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high-income countries, social protection policies can assist women in
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managing the balance of childrearing and work, but these policies do not
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address underlying issues of gender inequality. Despite these policies,
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career advancement is interrupted by childbearing. As the relationship
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between fertility and women''s work varies by income per capita across
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countries, polices that support women in achieving balance in their
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desired family size and accessing decent work varies across countries.
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(c) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.'
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affiliation: 'Finlay, JE (Corresponding Author), Harvard TH Chan Sch Publ Hlth, Dept
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Global Hlth \& Populat, 665 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115 USA.
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Finlay, Jocelyn E., Harvard TH Chan Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Global Hlth \& Populat,
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665 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115 USA.'
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article-number: '105313'
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author: Finlay, Jocelyn E.
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author-email: jfinlay@hsph.harvard.edu
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author_list:
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- family: Finlay
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given: Jocelyn E.
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105313
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earlyaccessdate: JAN 2021
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eissn: 1873-5991
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files: []
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issn: 0305-750X
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journal: WORLD DEVELOPMENT
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keywords: 'Reproductive health; Fertility; Women?s labor force participation;
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Women?s economic empowerment; Sustainable Development Goals; Policy'
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keywords-plus: 'LABOR-FORCE PARTICIPATION; FAMILY-PLANNING PROGRAMS; FEMALE EMPLOYMENT;
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LIFE-CYCLE; CHILD-CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES; POPULATION POLICIES;
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DESIRED FERTILITY; OUTCOMES EVIDENCE; OECD COUNTRIES'
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language: English
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month: MAR
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number-of-cited-references: '137'
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orcid-numbers: Finlay, Jocelyn/0000-0002-3077-5515
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papis_id: 3cea56a9955555d788a1e6ec6004eb27
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ref: Finlay2021womensreproductive
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researcherid-numbers: Finlay, Jocelyn/AAS-9588-2021
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tags:
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- relevant
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- review
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times-cited: '9'
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title: 'Women''s reproductive health and economic activity: A narrative review'
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000643731600002
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usage-count-last-180-days: '6'
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usage-count-since-2013: '40'
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volume: '139'
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web-of-science-categories: Development Studies; Economics
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year: '2021'
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