Although from a life course perspective women’s retirement timing can be expected to be related to family events …, this study examines retirement intentions and behavior in relation to past and proximal preretirement family experiences …. The results show that women who postponed childbearing and still have children living at home during preretirement years …

whether, and to what extent, does the incidence of early marriage shape the married women's perspectives on gender preference … with 7.7 - 12.5% higher incidence of fertility discontinuation among women without a son. This son-preferring behaviour is … treatment effects) and a large set of model specifications, and find significant evidence supporting the role of early marriage …

women since there are other institutions in place aiming at facilitating the combination of work and family. Using Swedish …-employment as a way of balancing work and family commitments. We suggest an alternative interpretation which is that women who chose … in the household and self-employment probabilities among women. This has been seen as an indication of women with young …

non-married cohabiting parents. This effect results from a reduced risk of single parenthood among women who gained from … the reform are consistent with hypotheses related to the improved financial situation of new mothers after the reform and …

certain sectors and jobs were required to leave their jobs once they married. The majority of women affected by this "Marriage … 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 …