. Specifically, we ask whether there are behavioral differences between mothers in East and West Germany, whether these differences … West German low employment patterns. -- employment ; mothers ; parental leave ; East Germany ; child care …We apply German Mikrozensus data for the period 1996 to 2004 to investigate the employment status of mothers …

Generous government-mandated parental leave is generally viewed as an effective policy to support women's careers … around childbirth. But does it help women to reach top positions in the upper pay echelon of their firms? Using longitudinal … that expanded paid leave from 30 weeks in 1989 to 52 weeks in 1993. The representation of women in top positions has only …

, especially among adolescent mothers after the completion of Women's Health Project. …, especially among vulnerable young adolescent mothers in Bangladesh. We exploit the exogenous variation in community's access to … local health facilities (both traditional and modern) before and after the completion of the 'Women's Health Project' in …

We examine the impact of progressive and regressive abortion legislation on women's health and survival in Mexico … observe small or null impacts on women's health from increasing sanctions on illegal abortion. We find some evidence to …

We evaluate the long-term impact of treating maternal depression on women’s financial empowerment and parenting … perinatally depressed mothers in rural Pakistan. It was one the largest psychotherapy interventions in the world, and the … treatment was highly successful at reducing depression. We locate mothers seven years after the end of the intervention to …

Raising women's political participation leads to faster maternal mortality decline. We estimate that the introduction … of quotas for women in parliament results in a 9 to 12% decline in maternal mortality. In terms of mechanisms, it also … decline made feasible by the introduction of antibiotics was significantly greater in states that had longer exposure to women …

prime-age labor incomes of both men and women. Income persistence involving women (daughters and/or mothers) has risen … (residual) income, as well as assortative mating. Despite very similar trends and levels for mothers in the US and Sweden, we … timing in women's spike in labor force attachment. Parental assortative mating is also an important factor in both countries …

This paper examines differences in occupational task content among women based on their sexual orientation. Using data … from the American Community Survey, we find that women in same-sex couples are more likely to be employed in occupations …

Labor force participation rates of mothers in Austria and Germany are similar, however full-time employment rates are …, differences in mothers' employment patterns can partly be explained by the different tax systems: While Germany has a system of … much higher among Austrian mothers. In order to find out to what extent these differences can be attributed to differences …