This study seeks to determine the effect on the gender employment gap and women's employment of the extension of … extensions of maternity leave and the gender employment gap in Viet Nam. The findings show that, on average, the new law did not … exacerbate the gender employment gap, and there was a narrowing of the gap in the formal jobs sector compared to the waged jobs …

The impact of childbirth on women's employment has been discussed extensively in the context of developed countries … supply. While overall employment does not show any association with childbirth, women's paid work registers a significant … like India, characterised by informal labour markets, and early age of childbirth, the impact of motherhood on employment …

Law, which imposes a longer maternity leave requirement than before. We find that the law increases formal employment and … work to employment in the public sector. In contrast, we find no effects on formal employment in the private sector. These …