addition, even if it is approaching a gender-equal split, the withincouple division of housework barely passes the point at … aligns broadly with traditional theories of the household, yet the role of the 'doing-gender' hypothesis is non-negligible. …

research on gender inequality in access to self-employment, the gender gap in pensions, and the emerging topic of a gender gap … the gender wage gap—a central issue—and of course the still far from equal sharing of housework, the chapter also reviews … in wealth, attempting to highlight the paths between the various facets of gender inequality. Throughout the review, much …

of facts on the variations across time and across countries of family composition and mothers' employment. We aim to …This chapter surveys recent literature on the drivers of mothers' labour supply in OECD countries. We present a number … play in households' decision regarding mothers' participation in the labour force? We aim to summarise the main results …

After shrinking dramatically during World War Two the gender wage gap (GWG) narrowed again in the early 1970s due to …-random selection into employment but selection plays no role later in life. Policy options for closing the remaining gap are considered. …

We investigate the role of employment in explaining changes in the mental health of single mothers compared to … partnered mothers and single childless women during the period of welfare reform in the UK. We employ a time allocation … health, higher employment, and longer working hours. We estimate a Heckman selection model for employment and hours worked. A …

prime-age labor incomes of both men and women. Income persistence involving women (daughters and/or mothers) has risen … in the US relative to Sweden. We develop a model to quantify the relative roles of parent human capital, employment, and … (residual) income, as well as assortative mating. Despite very similar trends and levels for mothers in the US and Sweden, we …

their youngest child, asking two main questions. Do mothers tend to remain in employment once they have taken a job? And do … qualifications. The paper finds mothers following a variety of employment pathways, with instability much more common than steady …Maternal employment formed a central plank in the former Labour Government's strategy to reduce child poverty. Even …

skilled and better paid jobs. This paper uses a dataset which tracked lone mothers from 1991 to 2001 to examine employment …UK government policy encourages mothers of young children in low-income families to enter or return to work, via tax … credit subsidies and support for childcare. Maternal employment is seen a central plank in the campaign against child poverty …