The paper documents employment and wage gaps, which arise between mothers and childless women, for a set of 28 European …

. This study presents a detailed model for the du- ration of maternity leave in which young mothers can make a transition …

countries, leading mothers to rely on various forms of care depending on what is available to them in both the public (state …, the employment of mothers, and especially mothers with young children, is lower. This paper proposes a four …-fold classification scheme based on the type of "penalty" that women experience in the labor market as mothers. It then links each penalty …

employer to increase the working volume of mothers. Applying various impact evaluation techniques in an econometric analysis … volume of mothers who return back to work after giving birth. Furthermore, the usage of employer-supported childcare by … mothers with pre-school age children influences the amount of agreed and actual working hours positively. …