Feminization of labour and profit rates: evidence from OECD countries

ABSTRACT

The article examines the effect of the feminization of labour on profit rates and capacity utilization by employing an indirect and two-stage least squares models for 21 OECD countries during the 1970–2008 period. Findings show that higher women’s labour force participation rates and gender wage gap lead to higher profit rates.

KEYWORDS:

• Profitability
• feminization of labour
• economics of gender
• Kaldorian growth

JEL CLASSIFICATION:

• E12
• E24
• C33
• J16

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.