. This is not fully explained by self-selection into motherhood since the return to work experience decreases after the … motherhood transition. We then show that these lower returns can be partly explained by differences in the occupational tasks of …

babysit, which generate motherhood earnings penalty in labor market. Finally, well-being analysis shows that subjective …

, and the adult pay differential ranges from 5% to 22%. The negative impact of teen motherhood on various adult outcomes is … not due to some pre-motherhood characteristics; hence policies aiming to encourage return to school and participation in …

We assess whether motherhood could be the last hurdle to achieving gender equality in developing countries by exploring … the link between motherhood and the overall gender gap in the labor market for 14 Latin American countries over the last … groups. Furthermore, using an extended version of the Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition, we identify motherhood as the primary …

Motherhood continues to pose significant challenges to women's careers, and a correct assessment of its effects is … considering their distinct characteristics and the varying impact of motherhood. To address the biases, we propose a novel … substantially larger estimates of earnings losses after childbirth (by 20 percent), indicating that the costs of motherhood and …