This study investigates the influence of the male breadwinner norm on fathers' decisions regarding childcare responsibilities. We study the complex interplay between economic factors and gender norms in shaping the division of household labor within families by analyzing the impact a...

This brief provides insight into how Ethiopia increased the duration of paid maternity leave from 90 to 120 days and introduced three days of paid paternity leave in 2019. While ensuring job-protected leave of adequate length and pay for both parents is critical for a variety of health,...

Relying on a reform that increased parental leave generosity, we estimate workplace peer effects in the use of leave, with a focus on fathers. Coworker fathers are more likely to take parental leave when exposed to a higher share of peer fathers, who are exogenously affected by the reform. This...

Selbstständig erwerbstätige Frauen können sich freiwillig über die Krankenversicherung gegen einen Einkommensausfall während der Mutterschutzfrist absichern. Etwa die Hälfte der selbstständig erwerbstätigen Frauen im gebärfähigen Alter ist entsprechend versichert. Allerdings hat nur...