resolved-by a woman's reducinq ber leisure time rather than her work time or family sLze- LO/ This is why the co-variation of fertility and fenale labour-force participation is found to be weak or non-existent in countries at the lowest level of development, IIl Recent comparative analysis by the united Nations of 3I developing countries demonstrated that the associaLion between the work status of lromen and Lheir famili size is statistlaally insignificant or ver.y close lo zero in agricultura! settings hthatever the countryrs level of development ' 12/ 2ll-. The inverse relatlonship between fertitity and participacion of, females in the Labour force becomes more ptonounced in urban and industrial areas of developing countries. !1/ Thi6 is assumed to be atue to increased role incompatibility since rnost existinq job opportunities in the modern industrial secEor require rather inflerible working conditions outside the home and since mosc urban occupatlons also affect patterns of sexual division of labour lrithln households. The qreater availability and better qualiey of education for children in urban areas, coupLedA/ 40/5L9 Engl-i sh Page 100 t{ith a wideLy herd perception of education as a means of up(dard sociar flbbirity.strenghten che inverse relationship, especialry where nodern child-care facilltiesare not common. The same United Nations study found that women in high_status(white collar) jobs had lower fertility than non-working somen in tht rmreeconomically advanced deveroping countries but that relationship idas much weakerwithin the least deveroped countrles. ra/ secondary education, associated with ahigh position in the social structure,;ppears to be ttre strongest confionantecedene and predictor both of hiqh probability of getting employment lnprofessional or clerical occupations and of lower fertili.ty. Education postponesentry into marital unions, lmproves chances of getting an attractive job,conditions the desire for a snarler famiry and enabres women to practice familyplanning. 14l
**Analysis**
The text discusses the relationship between fertility and female labor-force participation, highlighting the differences between developing and developed countries. It suggests that the inverse relationship between fertility and female labor-force participation is more pronounced in urban and industrial areas, and that education plays a significant role in this relationship. The text also mentions the association between high-status jobs and lower fertility.

**Category**
Employment, Education