Arbeitspapier
The motherhood penalty in cross-national perspective: The importance of work-family policies and cultural attitudes
Mothers' employment and earnings partly depend on social policies and cultural norms supporting work-family balance. While policies regarding parental leave and childcare may assist families in combining work and care, are these policies related to the economic penalties for motherhood? Using original social policy data with micro data from the Luxembourg Income Study, we examine relationships between specific policies and the motherhood earnings penalty. We consider how penalties vary across 22 countries, and how particular social policies link to motherhood penalties. Using data from the ISSP, we also show motherhood penalties are smaller where cultural attitudes supporting maternal employment are stronger.
- Language
-
Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
-
Series: LIS Working Paper Series ; No. 542
- Classification
-
Wirtschaft
- Subject
-
Familie-Beruf
Mütter
Weibliche Arbeitskräfte
Fraueneinkommen
Familienpolitik
OECD-Staaten
- Event
-
Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
-
Budig, Michelle
Misra, Joya
Böckmann, Irene
- Event
-
Veröffentlichung
- (who)
-
Luxembourg Income Study (LIS)
- (where)
-
Luxembourg
- (when)
-
2010
- Handle
- Last update
- 10.03.2025, 11:47 AM CET
Data provider
This object is provided by:
ZBW - Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für Wirtschaftswissenschaften - Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft. If you have any questions about the object, please contact the data provider.
ZBW - Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für Wirtschaftswissenschaften - Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft. If you have any questions about the object, please contact the data provider.
Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Budig, Michelle
- Misra, Joya
- Böckmann, Irene
- Luxembourg Income Study (LIS)
Time of origin
- 2010
Other Objects (12)
The single motherhood penalty as a gender penalty
Work-family policy trade-offs for mothers? Unpacking the cross-national variation in motherhood earnings penalties
Work-family policy trade-offs for mothers? Unpacking the cross-national variation in motherhood earnings penalties
Work-family policy trade-offs for mothers? Unpacking the cross-national variation in motherhood earnings penalties
Motherhood Wage Penalty in Times of Transition
The Motherhood Wage Penalty: A Meta-Analysis
Motherhood wage penalty may affect pronatalist policies
Gender-differentiated effects of parenthood on earnings: Understanding cross-national variation in the motherhood penalty and fatherhood bonus
The motherhood wage penalty: A varieties of capitalism approach
Gender Norms and the Motherhood Penalty: Experimental Evidence from India
Motherhood and labor market penalty: a study on Indian labor market
Is there a motherhood wage penalty in the Finnish private sector?
The single motherhood penalty as a gender penalty
Work-family policy trade-offs for mothers? Unpacking the cross-national variation in motherhood earnings penalties
Work-family policy trade-offs for mothers? Unpacking the cross-national variation in motherhood earnings penalties
Work-family policy trade-offs for mothers? Unpacking the cross-national variation in motherhood earnings penalties
Motherhood Wage Penalty in Times of Transition
The Motherhood Wage Penalty: A Meta-Analysis
Motherhood wage penalty may affect pronatalist policies
Gender-differentiated effects of parenthood on earnings: Understanding cross-national variation in the motherhood penalty and fatherhood bonus
The motherhood wage penalty: A varieties of capitalism approach
Gender Norms and the Motherhood Penalty: Experimental Evidence from India
Motherhood and labor market penalty: a study on Indian labor market
Is there a motherhood wage penalty in the Finnish private sector?
The single motherhood penalty as a gender penalty
Work-family policy trade-offs for mothers? Unpacking the cross-national variation in motherhood earnings penalties
Work-family policy trade-offs for mothers? Unpacking the cross-national variation in motherhood earnings penalties
Work-family policy trade-offs for mothers? Unpacking the cross-national variation in motherhood earnings penalties
Motherhood Wage Penalty in Times of Transition
The Motherhood Wage Penalty: A Meta-Analysis
Motherhood wage penalty may affect pronatalist policies
Gender-differentiated effects of parenthood on earnings: Understanding cross-national variation in the motherhood penalty and fatherhood bonus
The motherhood wage penalty: A varieties of capitalism approach
Gender Norms and the Motherhood Penalty: Experimental Evidence from India
Motherhood and labor market penalty: a study on Indian labor market