The article reviews the available quantitative evidence on the relationship between explicit
family policy and women's employment outcomes in 45 high‐income countries between …

We consider and attempt to understand the gender wage gap across 26 European
countries, using 2007 data from the European Union Statistics on Income and Living …

The motherhood pay gap measures the pay gap between mothers and non-mothers, the
latter defined in most econometric studies as women without dependent children. It also …

Using a natural experiment framework, we study the effects of offering full-time public
childcare for 3-year-olds in a context of low female labor force participation and insufficient …

This paper provides a multidisciplinary review of research aimed at explaining the
substantial differences in women's employment trajectories that still exist within and across …

We investigate the changes in women's participation patterns across 15 EU countries over
the last 20 years using individual data from ECHP and EUSILC databases. Our findings …

Gender equality has been one of the defining projects of European welfarestates. It has
proven an elusive goal, not just because of political opposition but also due to a lack of …

During the past two decades, the debate over the relation between family policy and
women's employment in high-income countries has grown in prominence. Nevertheless, the …

Despite increased access to education, women's conspicuous absence from the labour
market in Egypt, and the Arab world in general, has been a key issue. Building on the stock …

This thought-provoking book provides an in-depth analysis of the working poor
phenomenon and its causes across welfare regimes, and identifies the most efficient policy …