intergenerational transmission of gender attitudes and norms as determinants of women's labour force participation in industrialized … countries. This paper discusses the measurement of gender attitudes and reviews research findings. Studies reveal that gender …. Mothers' egalitarian views and less-restrictive gender norms promote greater labour force participation for daughters and …

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 …

. I begin by describing how gender norms influence the relationship between economic development and female employment, as … well as how gender norms differ substantially across societies at the same level of economic development. I then discuss in … more detail specific gender-related social norms and how they constrain women’s employment. I present examples of policies …

Over the last half-century, the role of women in society has changed substantially. However, the gender income gap and … persistence. We extend the analysis proposed by Bertrand et al. for Brazil. Specifically, we analyse the impact of gender identity …

child penalty and the prevailing gender norms and family policies in the region. We find that motherhood reduces women … more conservative gender norms and less generous family policies are associated with larger differences between mothers …

simultaneously increasing boys' labour input in household chores. This puts into question the existence of gender preferences in … schooling in Lesotho and suggests that impacts on child welfare are influenced by time and labour constraints and by gender …