This chapter summarizes recent research in economics that investigates differentials by race
and gender in the labor market. We start with a statistical overview of the trends in labor …

Corporations have implemented a wide range of equal opportunity and diversity programs
since the 1960s. This chapter reviews studies of the origins of these programs, surveys that …

This article analyzes the impact of five major expansions in maternity leave coverage in
Germany on mothers' labor market outcomes after childbirth. To identify the causal impact of …

This paper analyzes the effects of changes in the duration of paid, job-protected parental
leave on mothers' higher-order fertility and postbirth labor market careers. Identification is …

Using data from the 1997 cohort of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY97),
we examine the effects of California's paid family leave program (CAPFL) on mothers' and …

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 …

Using microdata for 22 countries over the 1985–94 period, we find that more compressed
male wage structures and lower female net supply are both associated with a lower gender …

The Second Edition of this best selling book provides a comprehensive examination of the
role that gender plays in work environments. This book differs from others by comparing …

This study investigates whether rights to parental leave improve pediatric health. Aggregate
data are used for 16 European countries over the 1969 through 1994 period. More generous …

This article compares 14 OECD countries, as of the middle-to-late 1980s, with respect to
their provision of policies that support moth ers' employment: parental leave, child care, and …