Nonfamilial Roles of Women and Fertility: Pakistan and the Philippines Compared

摘要

Although fertility is high and contraceptive use low in both Pakistan and the Philippines, the fertility behavior among working and nonworking women in the two countries is very different. Based on data from the 1973 National Demographic Survey of the Philippines and the 1975 Pakistani Fertility Survey, this report examines the effect of women's work force participation on their recent fertility.