We compare employment rates of mothers and childless women over the life course across the birth cohorts from 1940 to … both short-term and long-term consequences of having a child. We consider employment participation as well as working time …), conducted between 1986 and 2016. The results show that although employment rates of mothers have increased across cohorts, the …

We examine whether the COVID-19 crisis affects women and men differently in terms of employment, working hours and … essential workers in the Netherlands. First, we find that the impact of COVID-19 is much larger for non-essential workers than … as others, irrespective of gender and spousal employment. Third, single-parent essential workers experience relatively …