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Title: Women and Work in Hamilton, Ontario: A Case Study and a Research Challenge

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2014

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Abstract: This article tests two hypotheses about the labour force participation of women in Hamilton in 1911: first, that single women took paid jobs to compensate for lack of jobs or low earnings among male kin; second, that the need for labour in their households discouraged single women from entering the labour force. These hypotheses are tested by using the entire population of Hamilton, as recorded in the 1911 census. Neither hypothesis receives strong confirmation. The tentative conclusion is that non-material motives were likely to be highly significant in the movement of women into paid labour in this period. This article uses only a small fraction of the sources available on the subject of women and work in Canada, and new empirical riches offer unprecedented opportunities for historians interested in women and work.

Url: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cluster=15248431953441165880&hl=en&as_sdt=0,24&as_ylo=2014&as_yhi=2014&as_vis=1

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Authors: Sager, Eric, W

Periodical (Full): Social history

Issue: 95

Volume: 47

Pages: 663-681

Data Collections: IPUMS NHGIS

Topics: Gender, Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Other

Countries: Canada