INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSMISSION OF MATERNAL EMPLOYMENT AND DAUGHTERS' CAREER PATHS: EVIDENCE FROM THE 2021 FAMILY STRUCTURE SURVEY

Abstract

The study investigates the intergenerational transmission of maternal employment to daughters’ employment outcomes using data from the 2021 Family Structure Survey. The results of estimations based on a linear probability model (LPM) and a probit model indicate a positive link between maternal employment and daughters’ employment. Furthermore, multinomial logistic regression results demonstrate that mothers working as salaried workers increases the probability of daughters to work as salaried workers. Similarly, mothers who have been employed as unpaid family workers transmit this employment status to their daughters. This pattern is consistent for mothers who have held positions as day laborers, employers, or have been self-employed, as they also influence their daughters’ employment in similar roles. The estimation findings also highlight the significant impact of higher education on the likelihood of daughters becoming salaried workers, indicating that higher levels of education substantially contribute to this outcome. The study provides valuable evidence into the intergenerational influence of maternal employment on daughters’ career paths.

Keywords

• Intergenerational transmission
• maternal employment
• daugters' employment
• socialization
• multinominal logistic regression

ANNENİN İSTİHDAMININ NESİLLER ARASI AKTARIMI VE KIZLARIN KARİYER YOLLARI: 2021 AİLE YAPISI ARAŞTIRMASI VERİLERİNDEN KANITLAR

Öz

Çalışma, 2021 Aile Yapısı Araştırması verilerini kullanarak annenin istihdamının kızların istihdamına olan nesiller arası aktarımını araştırmaktadır. Doğrusal olasılık ve probit modellerine dayalı tahmin sonuçları, annenin istihdamı ile kızların istihdamı arasında pozitif bir ilişki olduğunu göstermektedir. Ayrıca, multinomial lojistik regresyon sonuçları, maaşlı işçi olarak çalışan annelerin kızlarının maaşlı işçi olarak çalışma olasılığını artırdığını göstermektedir. Benzer şekilde, ücretsiz aile işçisi olarak çalışan annelerin bu istihdam durumunu kızlarına aktarma eğiliminde olduğu görülmektedir. Bu kalıp, günlük işçi, işveren veya kendi işini yapan anneler için de tutarlıdır. Onlar da kızlarının benzer rollerdeki istihdamını etkilemektedir. Ayrıca tahmin bulguları kızların maaşlı işçi olma olasılıklarında yüksek eğitimin önemli bir etkisi olduğunu vurgulamaktadır, bu da daha yüksek eğitim düzeylerinin bu sonuca önemli katkı sağladığını göstermektedir. Çalışma, annenin istihdamının kızların kariyer yolları üzerindeki nesiller arası etkisine dair değerli kanıtlar sunmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Nesiller arası aktarım
• annenin istihdamı
• kızların istihdamı
• sosyalizasyon
• multinominal lojistik regresyon

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