Reposted by Hanno Foerster
Male concerns about labor market competition from women played a key role in the rise & fall of "protective" labor laws that often limited women's jobs.
Op-ed based on IZA DP by @mdoepke.bsky.social @hannofoerster.bsky.social @annehannusch.bsky.social & M. Tertilt 👇
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Protection for whom? The political economy of protective labor laws for women
While presented as measures to safeguard women’s health labor laws banning night work or limiting the amount of weight a woman could lift often restricted women’s access to employment...