Newman, Constance2014-03-042014-03-042002-09World Bank Economic Reviewhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/17212This article uses survey data from Ecuador to examine the effects of women's employment on the allocation of paid and unpaid labor within the household. The reader compares a region with high demand for female labor with a similar region in which demand for female labor is low. The comparison suggests that market labor opportunities for women have no effect on women's total time in labor but increase men's time in unpaid labor. The increase in men's time in unpaid work reflects women's increased bargaining power in the home.en-USCC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGOBARGAININGBARGAINING POWERBASIC EDUCATIONBULLETINCOMPLICATIONSCULTURAL CHANGEDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICSDEVELOPMENT POLICYDISCRIMINATIONDIVISION OF LABORDIVORCEELDERLYEMPLOYMENTFAMILY MEMBERSFAMILY RELATIONFAMILY RELATIONSFEMALEFEMALE HEADFEMALE HEAD OF HOUSEHOLDFEMALE HEADSFEMALE HEADS OF HOUSEHOLDFEMALE LABORFEMALESFEMINISTFEMINIST ECONOMICSFERTILITYFEWER CHILDRENGENDERGENDER COMPOSITIONGENDER DIFFERENCESGENDER DIFFERENTIALSGENDER EQUALITYGENDER EQUALITY IN RIGHTSGENDER ROLEGENDER ROLESHEADS OF HOUSEHOLDSHOMEHOMESHOUSEHOLD ASSETSHOUSEHOLD COMPOSITIONHOUSEHOLD LEVELHOUSEHOLD SIZEHOUSEHOLD SURVEYSHOUSEHOLD TASKSHOUSEHOLD WORKHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN RESOURCESHUSBANDHUSBANDSINCOMEINTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTELABOR ALLOCATIONLABOR FORCELABOR MARKETLABOR MARKETSLABOR STATISTICSLABOR SUPPLYLAND TENURELAWSLIVING STANDARDSLOCAL ECONOMYMARITAL STATUSMARKET WAGESMARRIED COUPLESMARRIED MALEMARRIED MENMARRIED WOMENMIGRANTMIGRANTSMODERNIZATIONMOTHERNUMBER OF CHILDRENNUMBER OF PEOPLEOPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMENPARENTHOODPARENTSPOLICY RESEARCHPOLITICAL ECONOMYPRODUCTIVITYPROGRESSPUBLIC POLICYRATIO OF WOMENRECREATIONREGIONAL POLICYRESOURCE ALLOCATIONRURAL AREASRURAL COMMUNITIESRURAL HOUSEHOLDSRURAL LABORSECONDARY EDUCATIONSINGLE MENSINGLE WOMENSMALLER FAMILIESSOCIAL NORMSSPOUSESPOUSESTRADE LIBERALIZATIONWAGE DIFFERENCESWAGE INCREASESWAGE STRUCTUREWAGESWIFEWIVESWOMANWORKFORCEWORKING HOURSWORKING WOMENYOUNG ADULTSJournal ArticleWorld Bank10.1596/17212