Socio- Economic Survey (HSES) to examine the correlation between the presence of children of different age categories in a … towards women, as well as household decision-making as potential explanations. We find that small children decrease the … probability of female employment relative to women with no small children. In particular, women with two children aged one to six …

(CEL) of 1997, and the differentiation in its implementation across regions, as instruments for schooling of young mothers … education of mothers increases the probability of completing the full course of DPT and Hepatitis B vaccinations for their … children. The results are robust to variation in regression specification and including various individual and community …

Ample empirical evidence has found that access to childcare for preschool children increases mothers' labor force … participation and employment. In this paper, we investigate whether increased childcare for primary school children improves the … quality of jobs mothers find by estimating the causal effect of a school schedule reform in Chile. Combining plausibly …

over 70,000 individuals in the Synthetic SIPP Beta to examine the earnings gap between mothers and non-mothers over the … lifecycle and between cohorts. We observe women who never have children beginning to out earn women who will have children … similar patterns, with experience gaps between mothers and non-mothers generally increasing over the lifecycle and de …

Family structure is usually believed to affect children's human capital. Is it possible that causality goes in the …

Supporting working mothers to balance their work and childcare responsibilities is a central objective of maternal and … national basis. This chapter reviews various types of leave policies available for working mothers (or parents) across … countries and whether and how the policies affect women's labor market outcomes, their own and children's health, and child …

equitable quality education for all.” Many children with disabilities in low-income countries, however, continue to be excluded …. Realizing the right to inclusive education for children with disabilities requires policies and practices that are tailored to … and key informant interviews), this chapter explores the inclusiveness, equality, and quality of education for children …

-Saharan Africa). This suggests a dominant role for the parents in determining educational opportunities of children. Evidence on the …

for children born to mothers who are currently working and are thus empowered. … children aged below five years. Using detailed dataset from the current and fourth round of the National Family Health Survey …, we find robust evidence that violence experienced by mothers at the hands of her husband significantly increases the …

the impact on cognitive ability of children. In this paper, we study one such popular policy from India, viz, the Janani …-in-difference framework to find evidence of reduction in academic test scores of children whose parents remained unexposed to the policy … intervention. We also find that such children spend less time on homework during the week, were less likely to attend and enjoy …