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 …

Generous government-mandated parental leave is generally viewed as an effective policy to support women’s careers … around childbirth. But does it help women to reach top positions in the upper pay echelon of their firms? Using longitudinal … that expanded paid leave from 30 weeks in 1989 to 52 weeks in 1993. The representation of women in top positions has only …

Generous government-mandated parental leave is generally viewed as an effective policy to support women's careers … around childbirth. But does it help women to reach top positions in the upper pay echelon of their firms? Using longitudinal … that expanded paid leave from 30 weeks in 1989 to 52 weeks in 1993. The representation of women in top positions has only …

-educated women to participate in the labor market initially, the lack of adequate work-family reconciliation policies in Turkey seem … participation rate for the first time in Turkey by using a representative sample from the third largest city Ýzmir. Our findings … indicate that the gender role attitude is one of the most important determinants of women's initial entry into the labor force …

women in several cities in Turkey who had their first birth at a young age (ages 17-22). A qualitative approach is most … countries in which women's voices are largely muted. This paper explores women's perceptions and evaluations of their early … the influence of early first birth on subsequent childbearing. The women's accounts indicate that subsequent fertility …