I examine how one central aspect of the family environment - sibling sex composition - affects women's gender … for first-born women. I show that women with a brother acquire more traditional gender roles, as measured through their … choice of occupation and partner. This results in a stronger response to motherhood in labor market outcomes. As a relevant …

spouse on the German marriage market, which in turn increases the likelihood of them seeking marriage with women from poorer …This paper examines why German men marry women from countries which are less economically developed. Two hypotheses … deduced from exchange theory and the economic theory of the family are tested: 1. Low physical and social attractiveness as …

) among teenage mothers in Uttar Pradesh. Methods: Third wave of National Family Health Survey (2005–06) data was used for the … importance due to early age at marriage and poor accessibility of maternal health services. This study examines the factors …, caste, wealth index and education. Teenage mothers from SC/ST, poorest quintile, Multiple birth orders & 24< months of …

Although a large body of literature has argued that motherhood has a profound and long-lasting negative effect on the … employment and earnings of women, there is little evidence focusing on the post-communist region. This paper exploits the latest … family and female employment in Mongolia in 2016. We examine the availability of childcare, social norms and attitudes …

The paper documents employment and wage gaps, which arise between mothers and childless women, for a set of 28 European … countries. The role of family policies in explaining these inequalities is then examined by looking at a single policy as well … small children and the length of maternity and paid parental leaves are important for explaining the size of the motherhood …