benefits also reduce take-up of paid leave by mothers, lower the chances of having further children, and have no impact on …

Supporting working mothers to balance their work and childcare responsibilities is a central objective of maternal and … national basis. This chapter reviews various types of leave policies available for working mothers (or parents) across …' labor supply. Recent studies also note the potential impacts on employers and coworkers of mothers who are on leave. One …

prime-age labor incomes of both men and women. Income persistence involving women (daughters and/or mothers) has risen … (residual) income, as well as assortative mating. Despite very similar trends and levels for mothers in the US and Sweden, we …

This paper uses an event study approach to estimate the impact of children on the gender earnings gap in Australia. We … persistent impact on the gender earnings gap, reducing female earnings by 55 per cent, on average, in the 5 years following … participation rates and reduced working hours amongst mothers. Although the decline in earnings for women is very similar regardless …

A child’s disability increases childcare demands causing two opposing effects on the mother’s labor supply: while some … supply. This paper studies the effect of a child’s disability on mothers’ labor supply using data from the 2019-20 IPUMS MICS … disability certificate or pension reduces a mother’s probability of participating in the labor force. No significant effect is …

This paper investigates the impact of workplace breastfeeding laws on the labor supply of mothers. We exploit a unique …

crucial for understanding the persistent gender inequality in the labor market. We show that the prevalent approach to … demonstrate that the biases stem from conventional event studies pooling together first-time mothers of all ages, without … birth is crucial for both methodological correctness and a deeper understanding of gender inequality. Our approach yields …

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 …

ill child in Chile (SANNA) to identify the role of both economic incentives and gender norms on families' decisions … the threshold. To investigate the role of gender norms, we compare the effect of economic incentives among older, more … traditional families and younger families. Our results indicate that both gender norms and economic incentives affect parental …