We use the Integrated Household Living Conditions Survey to evaluate the extent women are included in Myanmar’s dynamic transformation process and the relative barriers that prohibit their inclusion between 2005 and 2010. Women play an active role in the labor force during a period of massive structural change. Their growing importance is substantiated by their increasing placement in manufacturing jobs near and away from home. Despite their increasing labor force participation, women’s engagement in manufacturing is negatively associated with household welfare. This may be a function of a gender pay gap or reflect households’ inability to substitute the labor of women to complete specific tasks related to household production. Future investments in surveys in Myanmar will improve our ability to identify which factors systematically provide an enabling environment for female labor participation, mobility, and improvements in well-being.

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缅甸的结构变化和妇女的就业潜力

我们使用综合家庭生活条件调查来评估妇女被纳入缅甸的动态转型过程的程度，以及在2005年至2010年期间禁止妇女进入的相对障碍。在大规模的结构变化时期，妇女在劳动力中扮演着积极的角色。他们日益重要的地位是由于他们越来越多地在离家不远的制造业工作。尽管增加了劳动力参与度，但妇女参与制造业却与家庭福利负相关。这可能是性别工资差距的函数，或者反映了家庭无法替代妇女的劳动来完成与家庭生产有关的特定任务。