the CPS, we describe trends in parents' employment and leave-taking after birth of a newborn and analyze the extent to … these expansions are correlated with employment and leave-taking for both mothers and fathers over this period. Our main … finding is that leave expansions have increased the amount of time that new mothers and fathers spend on leave, with effects …

between mothers’ and fathers’ probabilities of employment in the highest status jobs is shrinking over time in Germany … in the lowest status, lowest paying positions. One potential reason for this inequity is the “motherhood penalty,” where … women with children face more roadblocks in hiring and promotions. This research investigates occupational segregation among …