01705cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF008983 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451863529 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Tsounta, Evridiki. Why Are Women Working So Much More in Canada? : An International Perspective / Evridiki Tsounta. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006. 1 online resource (37 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper analyzes the role of the tax and benefit system in spurring the impressive increase in Canadian female labor participation in the last decade. Using annual panel data for 10 large industrial countries over the period 1980-2001, I find that reforms in the Canadian tax and benefit system in the mid-1990s account for at least one-third of the observed increase in female participation in the period 1995-2001. The analysis indicates that policy initiatives similar to the "family-friendly" policies introduced in Canada could boost female participation in other countries and help policymakers meet the challenges of population aging. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2006/092 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2006/092/001.2006.issue-092-en.xml IMF e-Library