subsidised or free childcare for very young children, could help reduce the motherhood penalty. However, such policies are likely … labour market dimensions. Gender inequalities are further aggravated among people with children. Women with children under 16 … are much more likely to be unemployed, work part-time or on temporary contracts than men with children of the same age. We …

Why do women experience a persistent drop in labor earnings upon becoming mothers, i.e. a "child penalty"? We study a … between mothers and similar women with no children. Mothers send 12.2% fewer job applications and are more selective regarding … applications are sent and highlight differences in the timing of job search. We find that mothers' rate of applications decreases …

Employment among mothers has been rising in recent decades, although mothers of young children often work fewer hours … former group displaying strong approval for part-time employment among mothers and fathers of very young children and the … than other women do. Parallel to this trend, approval of maternal employment has increased, albeit not evenly across groups …

not have children and not due to the wage penalty incurred by mothers. …We examine how much children and responsibilities related with them contribute towards the divergence of men's and …