TY  - JOUR
A1  - Beguy, Donatien
T1  - The impact of female employment on fertility in Dakar (Senegal) and Lomé (Togo)
Y1  - 2009/02/13
JF  - Demographic Research
JO  - Demographic Research
SN  - 1435-9871
SP  - 97
EP  - 128
DO  - 10.4054/DemRes.2009.20.7
VL  - 20
IS  - 7
UR  - https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol20/7/
L1  - https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol20/7/20-7.pdf
L2  - https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol20/7/20-7.pdf
N2  - This paper investigates the impact of female employment on fertility in two urban contexts in sub-Saharan Africa: Dakar (Senegal) and Lomé (Togo). The hypothesis that wage employment and maternal obligations are incompatible seems to be corroborated in Lomé, where women are likely to consider work as a legitimate alternative to their role as a mother or spouse. Being involved in economic activity is a real option and can therefore impact upon their reproductive life. By contrast, in Dakar working does not seem to hinder family formation. Greater involvement of women in the labour force is not the main reason for fertility decline in Dakar. These findings illustrate how important it is to consider social gender-specific roles in order to accurately determine the influence of female employment on reproductive life.

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