Occupation and Gender: American Jews at the Millennium [Chiswick,_C]
Chiswick, Carmel U.
University of Illinois at Chicago
American Jewish women are active labor force participants. The implications of this for Jewish family life is the subject of much discussion, but the implications for Jewish communal life are also substantial. This paper uses data from NJPS 2000/2001 to provide an empirical underpinning for a discussion of the many consequences of women’s work for the American Jewish community. Part II presents the basic data on the labor force experience of Jewish women and two-career families. Part III looks at the occupations of married Jewish men and women, and Part IV looks at the educational attainments that underlie these patterns. Part V discusses some associated demographic behaviors, and Part VI concludes with a summary and a brief discussion of consequences.
File: Chiswick OccGen Brandeis.doc [276.50KB]
Published 11/02/2007
Filed under: *chiswick_c, @asrec'07, economics of religion, judaism, njps, women