compare the educational attainment of the children of mothers who were required to leave employment on marriage because of the … Marriage Bar to the educational attainment of the children of mothers who were not required to do so. It is found that the … children of mothers affected by the Marriage Bar were about seven percentage points more likely to complete university …

employment one to five years after the birth of a child. Finally, we find increased marital stability for married couples after … the birth of a child. Our setting enables us to examine the effect of family policies in a region with patriarchal gender … their young children longer, the conflict between women’s dual roles as full-time worker and full-time mother is reduced …

compare the educational attainment of the children of mothers who were required to leave employment on marriage because of the … Marriage Bar to the educational attainment of the children of mothers who were not required to do so.It is found that the … children of mothers affected by the Marriage Bar were about seven percentage points more likely to complete university …

the reform are consistent with hypotheses related to the improved financial situation of new mothers after the reform and …