Fertility, employment and family policy
Association of labor market outcomes and family policies with fertility trends between 2002 and 2019 in 26 OECD countries. [Jonas Fluchtmann, Violetta van Veen and Willem Adema – OECD, 21 [...]
Family-friendly leave policies are key to staff retention
Employers who support paternity breaks and promote flexible working are likely to stand out in a competitive labour market. [Emma Jacobs – Financial Times, 5 December 2021.] READ MORE
Women and men at work
Inequalities in all three components of labour market earnings – employment, working hours and hourly wages – have remained large. In 2019, working women still earned 19% less per hour than men. [...]
COVID-19 lockdowns and change in the labour market
This report describes the employment and working time developments in the EU through the first year of the crisis and examines how they differed by sector and occupation. It explores the [...]
Parental Leave is American Exceptionalism at its Bleakest
The United States is the only wealthy country in the world without a national program for paid parental leave. [Joe Pinsker – The Atlantic, 9 November 2021.] READ MORE
