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"Stories about women in the workforce permeate newspapers, magazines--virtually all media formats devoted to news and commentary in contemporary society. Women's movement into the paid workforce has transformed their lives--and those of their families-and has in many ways reshaped society. This book takes a holistic view of the economic lives of women in the workforce."

Introduction : women, the economy, and economics / Susan L. Averett, Laura M. Argys, & Saul D. Hoffman -- Marriage-market search and sorting : explanations and evidence / Hani Mansour & Terra McKinnish -- Marriage and marriage markets / Shoshana Grossbard -- Marital instability in the United States : trends, driving forces, and implications for children / Evelyn L. Lehrer & Yeon Jeong Son -- Marriage markets in developing countries / S Anukriti & Shatanjaya Dasgupta -- Fertility issues and policy in developing countries / Claus C. Pörtner -- Fertility issues in developed countries / Alícia Adserá & Ana Ferrer -- Fertility policy in developed countries / Leonard M. Lopoo & Kerri M. Raissian -- Nonmarital and teen fertility / Jason M. Fletcher & Jessica Polos -- Access and use of contraception and its effects on women's outcomes in the United States / Martha J. Bailey & Jason M. Lindo -- Child gender and the family / Elaina Rose -- Maternal socioeconomic status and the well-being of the next generation(s) / Kasey S. Buckles -- U.S. child care policy and economic impacts / Jean Kimmel & Rachel Connelly -- Maternity and family leave policy / Maya Rossin-Slater -- The causes and consequences of increased female education and labor force participation in developing countries / Rachel Heath & Seema Jayachandran -- The gender wage gap in developed countries / Astrid Kunze -- Women, work, and family / Fran D. Blau & Anne E. Winkler -- Occupation and gender / Patricia Cortes & Jessica Pan -- Taxes, transfers and women's labor supply in the United States / Melanie Guldi & Lucie Schmidt -- Gender differences in behavioral traits and labor market outcomes / Olga Shurchkov & Catherine C. Eckel -- Biology and gender in the labor market / Deborah A. Cobb-Clark -- Women and leadership / Amalia R. Miller -- Women in the workplace and management practices : theory and evidence / Takao Kato & Naomi Kodama -- Racial differences in american women's labor market outcomes : a long-run view / William J. Collins & Michael Q. Moody -- Women and the labor market : a feminist perspective / Joyce P. Jacobsen -- Gender : an historical perspective / Paola Giuliano -- Understanding differences in mortality and morbidity by sex : the role of biological, social, and economic factors / Barbara Schone -- Women's labor market status and economic development / Nidhiya Menon & Yana van der Meulen Rodgers -- Women and migration / Francisca M. Antman -- The care penalty and gender inequality / Nancy Folbre -- Women and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (stem) : are differences in education and careers due to stereotypes, interests, or family? / Shulamit Kahn & Donna Ginther -- Women's homelessness : international evidence on causes, consequences, coping and policies / Guy Johnson, David C. Ribar, & Anna Zhu

We estimate the dual effects of immigration and obesity on labor market outcomes in the UK using the British Household Panel Survey. We find support for the "healthy immigrant hypothesis" and evidence that immigrants' weights increase with time in the UK. While overweight and obese men enjoy a wage premium, overweight and obese immigrant men face a wage penalty and are less likely to work in a white collar job. Overweight immigrant women are substantially more likely to suffer work limitations. While data limitations preclude efforts to address endogeneity, these associations suggest that immigrants have not been spared from the obesity epidemic.

Objectives. This study sought to examine the effects of government policies and neighborhood characteristics on adolescent female sexual behavior to better inform future public policy decisions.