Labor market policies for expecting and new mothers emerged at the turn of the nineteenth
century. The main motivation for these policies was to ensure the health of mothers and their …

Over time, an increasing number of countries have been mandating maternity leave
provisions that meet or exceed the standard of 14 weeks set by the International Labor …

While a large literature is devoted to understanding the impact of maternity leave on
children's outcomes and the careers of women, less is known about the consequences of …

This paper considers how entitlements to paid leave after the birth of children affect female
labour market outcomes across countries. Such entitlements are granted for various lengths …

Policy Points: Historically, reforms that have increased the duration of jobprotected paid
parental leave have improved women's economic outcomes. By targeting the period around …

Numerous studies have investigated whether the provision and generosity of parental leave
affects the employment and career prospects of women. Parental leave systems typically …

This study investigates the economic consequences of rights to paid parental leave in nine
European countries over the 1969 through 1993 period. Since women use virtually all …

We assess if and how motherhood wage penalties change in response to the design of
parental leave regulations. Focusing on Germany, we compare sweeps of reforms inspired …

We investigate the aggregate-level effects of parental leave legislation on various labour
market outcomes of women in 16 European countries for the period between 1970 and …

During the past four decades, most OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Development) countries have adopted or expanded paid family leave, which offers leave to …