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 …

programs became well-funded but were late to start, limited in scope, and incapable of greatly increasing women's employment in …

provider role and women staying at home and taking care of children. The employment of mothers was not a common practice, so … way. The present paper deals with the question if and how the employment careers of West German women with at least one … 1956-65) is carried out. It is of interest whether and how the employment patterns have changed. Another question is what …

In 1985, Gary Becker predicted employment and childcare sex gaps may ‘disappear or be greatly attenuated in the near … future.’ In this article, I examine trends in the employment gap between mothers and fathers of young children over the last …