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Family and labour-market policies are closely linked to each other and should be studied, discussed, evaluated and developed together. [Eleonora Mussino and Ann-Zofie Duvander – Journal of [...]

Mothers are much more likely now to remain employed when they have a new child rather than to leave the labour market altogether. [Jennifer Baxter – Australian Institute of Family Studies, [...]

Comprehensive overview of conceptual and methodological developments in leave policies, as well as state-of-the-art findings on leave policy determinants and outcomes globally. [Ivana Dobrotić, [...]

Family leave policies, though limited in scope and typically unpaid in the U.S., have hamstrung the progress toward gender wage parity since the 1990s, according to an economic paper. [Catarina [...]

Paid family leave is not a “silver bullet” for advancing gender equity in the workplace, but it is beneficial for family outcomes, particularly infant and maternal health and overall financial [...]

Impact of the first federal paid maternity leave mandate in Switzerland on women’s employment and earnings around the birth of their first child and their subsequent fertility by exploiting [...]