Arbeitspapier

Maternity Leave

Supporting working mothers to balance their work and childcare responsibilities is a central objective of maternal and parental leave policies. Nearly all countries offer some forms of maternity and family leave programs for childbearing on a national basis. This chapter reviews various types of leave policies available for working mothers (or parents) across countries and whether and how the policies affect women's labor market outcomes, their own and children's health, and child development. The leave policies can also influence women's fertility choices, as well as household specialization and husbands' labor supply. Recent studies also note the potential impacts on employers and coworkers of mothers who are on leave. One message that this chapter draws from the vast literature - with diverse and, in some instances, contradictory findings - is that policy debates should not center around whether or not governments should offer paid leave; rather they should focus on how to design more efficient or optimal leave programs. This chapter discusses some preliminary lessons for designing a leave program.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: GLO Discussion Paper ; No. 1184

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents: Household
Health Behavior
Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
Time Allocation and Labor Supply
Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
Labor Discrimination
Labor Discrimination: Public Policy
Time Allocation and Labor Supply
Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure; Domestic Abuse
Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs: Public Policy
Labor Standards: Workers' Rights
Labor Standards: Public Policy
Family and Personal Law
Thema
maternity leave
parental leave
gender role
birth outcomes
breastfeeding
infant health
children's outcomes
mothers' health
labor supply
fertility
divorce

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Regmi, Krishna
Wang, Le
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Global Labor Organization (GLO)
(wo)
Essen
(wann)
2022

Handle
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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Regmi, Krishna
  • Wang, Le
  • Global Labor Organization (GLO)

Entstanden

  • 2022

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