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Work-family policy trade-offs for mothers? Unpacking the cross-national variation in motherhood earnings penalties
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Abstract Recent scholarship suggests welfare state interventions, as measured by policy indices, create gendered trade-offs wherein reduced work–family conflict corresponds to greater gender wage inequality. The authors reconsider these trade-offs by unpacking these indices and examining specific policy rela... view more
Recent scholarship suggests welfare state interventions, as measured by policy indices, create gendered trade-offs wherein reduced work–family conflict corresponds to greater gender wage inequality. The authors reconsider these trade-offs by unpacking these indices and examining specific policy relationships with motherhood-based wage inequality to consider how different policies have different effects. Using original policy data and Luxembourg Income Study microdata, multilevel models across 22 countries examine the relationships among country-level family policies, tax policies, and the motherhood wage penalty. The authors find policies that maintain maternal labor market attachment through moderate-length leaves, publicly funded childcare, lower marginal tax rates on second earners, and paternity leave are correlated with smaller motherhood wage penalties.... view less
Keywords
work-family balance; family policy; gender-specific factors; difference in income; motherhood; inequality; social policy; welfare state; international comparison
Classification
Family Policy, Youth Policy, Policy on the Elderly
Women's Studies, Feminist Studies, Gender Studies
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
Page/Pages
p. 119-177
Journal
Work and Occupations, 43 (2016) 2
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/10419/171453
ISSN
1552-8464
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications
With the permission of the rights owner, this publication is under open access due to a (DFG-/German Research Foundation-funded) national or Alliance license.