show, using data from a purposefully designed nationally representative survey for Bangladesh, that among women of … childbearing age, son bias in stated fertility preferences has weakened and there is an emerging preference for gender balance. We … analysis, we show that in contrast to stated fertility preferences, actual fertility decisions are still shaped by son …

employment and earnings of women, there is little evidence focusing on the post-communist region. This paper exploits the latest … employment in Mongolia in 2016. We examine the availability of childcare, social norms and attitudes towards women, as well as … relative to women with no small children. In particular, women with two children aged one to six years are 21.5 percentage …

employment and earnings of women, there is little evidence focusing on the post-communist region. This paper exploits the latest … towards women, as well as household decision-making as potential explanations. We find that small children decrease the … probability of female employment relative to women with no small children. In particular, women with two children aged one to six …

much, time on market work than wage-earning women. This raises doubts about whether women in Sweden chose self … in the household and self-employment probabilities among women. This has been seen as an indication of women with young … between children and female self-employment in a country with family friendly policies and a generous welfare system: Sweden …

In this study we examine the passage of a reform to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures in Sweden in 2003 …