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Public Policies and the Employment of Mothers: A Cross-National Study

Year: 1996

Type: preprint

Abstract: This paper uses data from fourteen industrialized countries, during the middle to late 1980's, to analyze the effect of national child care and maternity leave policies on employment. The results demonstrate a strong association between policy configurations and the employment patterns of women with children.

Source: RePEc: Research Papers in Economics

Authors: Janet C. Gornick, Katherin Ross Phillips, Marcia Meyers

Language: English

Topic: Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics

Subfield: Gender Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Decent work and economic growth, Gender equality

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W28030326

Cites: 36

Cited by: 201

Related to: 10