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Does Paternity Leave Matter for Female Employment in Developing Economies? : Evidence from Firm Data

For a sample of 53 developing countries, the results show that women's employment among private firms is significantly higher in countries that mandate paternity leave versus those that do not. A conservative estimate suggests an increase of 6...

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Main Authors: Amin, Mohammad, Islam, Asif, Sakhonchik, Alena
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:
SANITATION
PROGRESS
SEXUAL DIVISION OF LABOR
EMPOWERMENT
JOBS
EMPLOYMENT
TOTAL WORKERS
HUMAN CAPITAL
OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT
GENDER SPECIFIC
HOUSE
WORKERS
POLICIES
WHO
WOMEN EMPLOYEES
MARRIED WOMAN
WOMAN
INCOME
WOMEN WORKERS
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
VALUE
LAWS
GENDER
HEALTH POLICY
WOMEN EMPLOYMENT
DIVISION OF LABOR
LABOUR MARKET
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DISCRIMINATION
PRIVATE FIRMS
JOB
FEMALE EMPLOYMENT
EFFECTS
MANDATES
LABOR ECONOMICS
POLICY DISCUSSIONS
PRIVATE SECTOR
CHILD REARING
CHILD BIRTH
IMPACT OF EDUCATION
PRESENT STUDY
ADULT POPULATION
CRIME
WILL
POLICY
ECONOMICS
EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES
PARLIAMENTARY UNION
NUMBER OF WOMEN
MATERNITY LEAVE
CHILDREN
INVESTMENT
PARENTAL LEAVE
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN
TRAINING
CHILD
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
EQUALITY
FIRM LEVEL
FERTILITY RATES
SUPPLY
PATERNITY LEAVE
POPULATION
PROPORTION OF WOMEN
LAW
FERTILITY RATE
JOB MARKET
MARKETS
POLICY RESEARCH
ORGANIZATIONS
FERTILITY
WOMEN
LABOUR
JOB TRAINING
LABOR
LABOR MARKETS
OUTCOMES
FEMALE
PRICES
BENEFITS
GENDER EQUALITY
WOMEN IN PARLIAMENT
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
EMPLOYEES
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/03/26002708/paternity-leave-matter-female-employment-developing-economies-evidence-firm-data
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23926

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/03/26002708/paternity-leave-matter-female-employment-developing-economies-evidence-firm-data
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23926

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