Structural Barriers to Women's Labor Force Participation in East Asia: Gender Norms, Economic Pressures, and the Confucian Legacy

Yiyang Hu

doi:10.54254/2754-1169/2025.BL30271

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Received: 27 November 2025

Published: 3 December 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54254/2754-1169/2025.BL30271

Article Type: Research Article

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Hu,Y. (2025). Structural Barriers to Women's Labor Force Participation in East Asia: Gender Norms, Economic Pressures, and the Confucian Legacy. Advances in Economics, Management and Political Sciences,248,23-27.

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