The factors affecting on female participation rate in urban areas of Iran with an emphasis on education

Nowadays، the amount of female participation rate is known as one of the reason of societies'' development. Hence، this study explores some of the affecting factors on female participation rate such as education، marital status، age، and female-headed households on female participation probability in labor market. To achieve this goal، by using micro data of household survey in 2011 which is carried out by the Statistical Center of Iran، Panel Data with Limited Dependent Variable Models is estimated with maximum likelihood approach. On the base of results، in the urban area of Iran، Low levels of education (primary and secondary)، Could not cause the entry of women into the labor market، but higher levels of education، especially university education would cause the entry of women into the labor market. Divorced and single women have a positive effect on the probability of female participation rate، but the widow has a negative effect on it. The relationship between age and the likelihood of participation of women is an inverted U; this means that، at a young age، women are more likely to take part in the labor market than middle-age women. Being female-headed households also have a positive effect on the probability of female participation.