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 …

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 …

promoted than women without children; this is what we refer to as the family gap in climbing the career. We find that mothers …This study investigates whether and when during the life cycle women fall behind in terms of career progression because … establishment as well as in combination with an establishment change. Women with children are 1.6 percentage points less likely …

This study investigates how the first childbirth affects the wage processes of highly attached women. We estimate a … identification. On the return to work after the birth, mothers' wages drop by 3 to 5.7 per cent per year of leave. We find negative …

career prospects of women. Parental leave systems typically provide either short unpaid leave mandated by the firm, as in the … policies; and, at the micro level, whether the probability of returning to work and career prospects have increased for mothers …

This study investigates how the first childbirth affects the wage processes of highly attached women. We estimate a … identification. On the return to work after the birth, mothers' wages drop by 3 to 5.7 per cent per year of leave. We find negative …