De Henau, Jérôme; Meulders, Danièle and O'Dorchai, Síle
(2010).
Maybe baby: comparing partnered women's employment and child policies in the EU-15.
Feminist Economics, 16(1)
pp. 43–77.
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Abstract
This paper examines how child-related public policies influence women’s employment in Europe. The analysis compares the difference in employment status between partnered mothers and non-mothers across the EU-15 using a wide range of self-constructed indicators of child policies such as childcare provision, parental leave, and tax-cash benefits. Using the recycled predictions method, it is possible to isolate the impact of the presence of a child from other characteristics likely to influence women’s labor-market outcomes. Country-specific employment gaps among women are computed at different ages for the youngest child, for different outcomes (inactivity and part-time or full-time work), and for different levels of education. The main conclusion is that when it comes to securing equal labor-market access and conditions for mothers of young children and non-mothers, public childcare provision has the strongest impact. In the absence of public childcare, not even the most highly educated mothers can cope.
| Item Type: |
Journal Article
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| Copyright Holders: |
2010 IAFFE |
| ISSN: |
1466-4372 |
| Keywords: |
labor-market conditions; social policies; postponement of maternity; synthetic indicators; dual-earner couples; fertility |
| Academic Unit/Department: |
Social Sciences > Economics |
| Item ID: |
27552 |
| Depositing User: |
Jerome de Henau
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| Date Deposited: |
28 Jan 2011 11:38 |
| Last Modified: |
23 Oct 2012 14:30 |
| URI: |
http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/27552 |
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