maternity leave from four months to six months in Viet Nam's 2012 Labor Code. To identify this effect, labour market outcomes of … extensions of maternity leave and the gender employment gap in Viet Nam. The findings show that, on average, the new law did not …

Despite a sizeable literature on the labour market effects of maternity leave regulations on women in developed …. This study examines how extending the maternity leave requirement affects women's decisions to work in the informal or … Law, which imposes a longer maternity leave requirement than before. We find that the law increases formal employment and …

In July 2005, Switzerland introduced the first federal paid maternity leave mandate, offering 14 weeks of leave with 80 … that child care complements paid maternity leave in helping women balance work and family. …

of paid maternity leave from four to six months in Brazil. We show that larger, higher-paying, and more productive firms … paid maternity leave. …

of paid maternity leave from four to six months in Brazil. We show that larger, higher-paying, and more productive firms … paid maternity leave. …

database, I track changes in maternity leave provisions in 160 countries between 1883 and 2018 in the light of the …-ratifying and ratifying States expanded the terms and conditions of their paid maternity leave policies shortly thereafter. …