An Analysis of Influencial Factors on Women's Employment: A Case Study of Iran's Manufacturing

In this study, first the trend of women’s employment was analyzed and then between 1373-1385 the role of influential factors on women’s employment in Iran’s manufacturing was identified. A neoclassical model was used and women’s employment was considered as a function of value added to costant price, women’s as well as men’s wages to costant price and real cost of using capital. Based on the results of estimating women’s labour force’s demand with panel data model, value added has the most positive effect on women’s employment. Therefore, obviation of production growth obstacles in industries has the most contribution to women’s employment.
Also, hypothesis regarding women’s labour force’s substitution with physical capital and men’s labour force’s was confirmed. Finally although women’s real wages has negative effect on their employment, but it was not significant.