Women's labor force participation: economic factors, the role of child care, and the impact on the labor market.

Summary The participation of married women in the labor force does not depend solely on economic variables (woman's salary, family income). It seems that the hypothesis that the presence of other people in the household is a potential source of childcare, and more specifically of pre-school childcare, thus favoring women's labor force participation, is verified. In fact, we still need to consider the role of childcare in deciding women's participation in the labor market. Finally, we find an unfavorable impact of the increase in the number of women in the labor force on the wage level of young workers.