reunification, however, the employment rates of mothers with children requiring childcare have converged. This trend is accompanied … remain. Mothers in the east work full time markedly more often compared to mothers in the west. However, women in younger age … in attitudes and thus also in the full-time employment of mothers with young children. …

. Parenthood imposes a greater mental health burden on mothers than on fathers. It creates a long-run gender gap in antidepressant …. Supporting this interpretation, matched adoptive mothers (who do not experience the biological impacts of childbirth) also … encounter substantial parenthood penalties. Moreover, mothers who invest more in childcare (by taking extended maternity leave …

imposes a greater mental health burden on mothers than on fathers. It creates a long-run gender gap in antidepressant … differential help-seeking behavior across the sexes or postpartum depression. Instead, they are related to mothers' higher … investments in childcare: Mothers who take extended maternity leave in quasi-experimental settings are more likely to face mental …

imposes a greater mental health burden on mothers than on fathers. It creates a long-run gender gap in antidepressant … differential help-seeking behavior across the sexes or postpartum depression. Instead, they are related to mothers' higher … investments in childcare: Mothers who take extended maternity leave in quasi-experimental settings are more likely to face mental …