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Title: Female Role Models and Labor Force Participation: The Case of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2022

ISBN: 0123456789

ISSN: 1939-4632

DOI: 10.1057/S41302-022-00219-W

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Abstract: This paper investigates how social influences have contributed to growth in female labor force participation, documenting how the role models of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League impacted female labor market outcomes between 1940 and 1950. Using a difference-in-difference strategy, comparing cities with teams to geographically nearby cities without teams, we find that female labor force participation in cities with an AAGPBL team increased by 1.8% points relative to otherwise similar cities without a team, and female employment rates increased by a similar amount.

Url: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s41302-022-00219-w

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Authors: Beck, Margo; LaLumia, Sara

Periodical (Full): Eastern Economic Journal

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Volume: 48

Pages: 488-517

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Gender, Labor Force and Occupational Structure

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