The motherhood penalty for developed countries is well-established in the economic
literature. Childbirth intensifies the traditional gender roles that affect paid and unpaid work …

Background The economic cost of not breastfeeding in Indonesia is estimated at US 1.5–
9.4billionannually,thehighestinSouthEastAsia.Halfofthe33 …

Gender equality in the labor market remains a difficult challenge in Latin America and recent
literature shows that child penalties play an important role in explaining these gaps. While …

Generous government-mandated parental leave is generally viewed as an effective policy to
support women's careers around childbirth. But does it help women to reach top positions in …

Drukt dit de winstgevendheid van bedrijven? En wat kunnen de overheid en bedrijven doen
om het aandeel vrouwen aan de top verder te verhogen? Op verzoek van het ministerie van …

Executive summary The gender employment gap between young, prime-age men and
women in Poland and Hungary is large in comparison to that in other EU countries. This is …

Abstract We use the Longitudinal Business Database to examine the impact of state-level
paid parental leave laws in California, New Jersey, and Rhode Island on firms. Our main …

Worldwide governments discuss how to increase maternal labor market participation and to
reduce the child penalty, ie labor market earnings losses after child birth. This study …

This paper studies how an introduction of paid parental leave (PPL) affects maternal labor
market outcomes in the short run. Using a reform in Australia, the PPL scheme, that gave the …

The study examines the consequence of the extension of maximum job-protected and paid
leave from 12 months to 15 months in Korea. The analysis, based on regression …