Supporting working mothers to balance their work and childcare responsibilities is a central objective of maternal and … national basis. This chapter reviews various types of leave policies available for working mothers (or parents) across …' labor supply. Recent studies also note the potential impacts on employers and coworkers of mothers who are on leave. One …

US which increased employment protection from 0 to 12 weeks. We find that mothers eligible for FMLA speed up their return … with no paternal shock. In contrast, there was a negligible insurance response for mothers with no employment protection. …

The aim of this paper is to investigate the role of the extended parental leave in the return to work for mothers of … suggest that the right to long and paid leaves gives mothers the opportunity to remain at home with the child at a lower cost …

future.’ In this article, I examine trends in the employment gap between mothers and fathers of young children over the last …