Objectives To examine whether racial disparities are narrowing or widening with historical
time among US middle-aged and older adults, and test the extent to which educational …

Rationale and Objectives Residency training often overlaps with prime childbearing years,
yet variability in availability and duration of parental leave in residency can complicate the …

Motherhood is commonly viewed in contemporary society as a time of great joy, when'good
mothers' effortlessly bond with their newborns and adapt to their new role with ease …

Maternity leave is not federally guaranteed or paid in the United States. Although there has
been an increase of women in the workforce, federal maternity leave policy has not changed …

Previous research has shown that providing intensive informal care can have a negative
effect on an individual's mental health. However, few studies have been able to draw a …

Objective: Previous research in various countries has found that employment–family
trajectories characterized by early or single motherhood, or weak ties to employment, are …

Background Policy and social change have increased women's participation in the labour
market and their opportunity to combine paid work with family care. We analyse whether a …

OBJECTIVE Surgical trainees who welcome a new child during residency often face
challenges related to appropriate parental leave. To address this, we instituted a …

Paid parental leave has become an increasingly important part of family policy in OECD
countries: by 2004 on average over a year of leave paid at 59% of average wages was …

Background A growing body of research finds that paid leave policies have significant
population health benefits for workers and their families, but the lack of a national paid leave …