This paper studies the effect of mothers' education on fertility in a population with very low female labor force … number of children, better knowledge and higher probability of using contraceptives, recognition that family size can … compromise children quality, larger role for women in family decision making, less religiosity, and positive attitude towards …

This study builds on the debate on whether mothers' employment in the early life of children bring positive or negative … mother may not be able to take care of their children fully. This study estimated the effects of mothers' employment status … to supports children's development as well as creating equity for working mothers in Indonesia. …

's employment during her children's childhood has an asymmetric effect on the educational achievement of her own sons and daughters … about the implications of these asymmetric effects on the mothers' labor supply decisions and find supporting evidence in …

needed to provide core inputs for children's health and education. However, maternal employment comes at the cost of time … spent with children, which is also a critical input into children's development. The net impact is therefore theoretically … ambiguous. Maternal employment, through mothers' exposure to wider social networks and greater bargaining may also be associated …