, evidence suggests that children with fathers who are ‘more involved’ perform better during the early years than their peers … States — to describe how leave policies may influence father’s behaviours when children are young and whether their … to carry out childcare related activities when children are young. This study finds some evidence that children with …

universally observed. Other factors such as family income, parental education and quality of interaction with children have …More mothers with young children are in paid work than in the past. There is a long-running debate on possible negative … work and family life. The evidence suggests that a return to paid work by mothers within six months after childbirth may …

examine how California's first in the nation paid family leave (PFL) program affected leave-taking by mothers following … weekly work hours of employed mothers of one-to-three year-old children by 6 to 9% and that their wage incomes may have risen …

policy environment has important effects, particularly for less advantaged mothers. There is a potential conflict between … policies aiming to increase maternal employment and those maximizing the choices available to families with young children …

The earnings of mothers make up an important, but difficult to quantify, component of parental expenditures on children …. This paper compares the long-term earnings of women with children, women without children, and men. The study conducts …

poverty, and its negative consequences for children; (3) a summary of the research linking different family types with …