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Comparative analysis of the motherhood gap in employment and wages : the role of family policies and their interaction

Cukrowska-Torzewska, Ewa - 2016

The paper documents employment and wage gaps, which arise between mothers and childless women, for a set of 28 European countries. The role of family policies in explaining these inequalities is then examined by looking at a single policy as well as childcare and leave policies interaction. The...

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The impact of parenthood on the gender wage gap : a comparative analysis of 26 European countries

Cukrowska-Torzewska, Ewa; Lovász, Anna - 2017

We use cross-national data on 26 EU countries to assess how much children and the responsibilities related to them contribute to the gender wage gap, and how institutional elements - especially family policies - affect this relationship. Our analysis is based on a decomposition that reveals what...

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Child penalties in Canada

Connolly, Marie; Fontaine, Marie Mélanie; Haeck, Catherine - 2023

Having children has a sizeable impact on women's labour outcomes, but not on men's. The differential effects of children by gender are referred to as child penalties, and are now documented in many countries. In this paper, we exploit the Longitudinal and International Study of Adults to...

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Low fertility in Austria and the Czech Republic : gradual policy adjustments

Sobotka, Tomáš - 2015

This article provides a comparative analysis of fertility and family transformations and policy responses in Austria … quarter of century. During this period both societies also grew surprisingly similar in their fertility and family patterns … and main family policy trends. Fertility in both countries is relatively low, but not extremely low when compared with the …

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Women's labor force participation : family-friendly policies increase women’s labor force participation, benefiting them, their families, and society at large

Winkler, Anne E. - 2016

Female labor force participation is mainly driven by the value of women’s market wages versus the value of their non-market time. Labor force participation by women varies considerably across countries. To understand this international variation, one must further consider differences across...

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Women's labor force participation : family-friendly policies increase women's labor force participation, benefiting them, their families, and society at large

Winkler, Anne E. - 2022

Female labor force participation is mainly driven by the value of their market wages versus the value of their non-market time. Labor force participation varies considerably across countries. To understand this international variation, it is important to further consider differences across...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013254464