The paper documents employment and wage gaps, which arise between mothers and childless women, for a set of 28 European …

Women-friendly policies may have perverse effects on the wages of employed women and mothers in particular. Yet few … accumulation, wage losses for mothers remained stable in this first period. Conversely, we can no longer detect motherhood wage … penalties for women affected by the later reform. Shorter career breaks and increased work hours may have benefited new mothers …

policies; and, at the micro level, whether the probability of returning to work and career prospects have increased for mothers …

workplace policy, namely childcare support, affects the well-being, working time, and caring behavior of mothers with young … satisfaction and job satisfaction. In particular mothers who worked limited hours before the introduction, possibly due to … if mothers are career-orientated. In comparison, flexible work schedules, another family-friendly policy, only affect job …

workplace policy, namely childcare support, affects the well-being, working time, and caring behavior of mothers with young … satisfaction and job satisfaction. In particular mothers who worked limited hours before the introduction, possibly due to … if mothers are career-orientated. In comparison, flexible work schedules, another family-friendly policy, only affect job …