Labor Market Regulations for Women : Are they Beneficial?
This note considers the impacts on female workers of two forms of labor market regulations common in developing countries: mandated maternity benefits and working-hour restrictions for women. Anecdotal evidence suggests that maternity benefits are...
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okr-10986-112462021-04-23T14:02:54Z Labor Market Regulations for Women : Are they Beneficial? van Selm, Alexandra CHILDBIRTH DISCRIMINATION EARNINGS ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES EMPIRICAL STUDIES EMPLOYMENT EQUAL PAY EXPLOITATION FAMILIES HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RIGHTS INFANTS INSURANCE INSURANCE PREMIUMS LABOR FORCE LABOR LAW LAWS LEAVE BENEFITS LEGISLATION MATERNITY BENEFITS MATERNITY LEAVE MIGRATION MOTHERS NIGHT WORK OVERTIME OVERTIME WORK PAID LEAVE PARENTAL LEAVE PAYROLL POLITICAL ECONOMY PREGNANCY PRODUCTIVITY RESEARCH REPORT SAFETY SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM WAGE RATES WAGES WORK HOURS WORKERS WORKING HOURS This note considers the impacts on female workers of two forms of labor market regulations common in developing countries: mandated maternity benefits and working-hour restrictions for women. Anecdotal evidence suggests that maternity benefits are unpopular with employers. Many developing countries also have working-hour restrictions specific to female workers. Such restrictions are usually motivated by concerns for women's health and safety. 2012-08-13T14:33:18Z 2012-08-13T14:33:18Z 2004-12 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/12/6049285/labor-market-regulations-women-beneficial http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11246 English PREM Notes; No. 94 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research |
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CHILDBIRTH DISCRIMINATION EARNINGS ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES EMPIRICAL STUDIES EMPLOYMENT EQUAL PAY EXPLOITATION FAMILIES HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RIGHTS INFANTS INSURANCE INSURANCE PREMIUMS LABOR FORCE LABOR LAW LAWS LEAVE BENEFITS LEGISLATION MATERNITY BENEFITS MATERNITY LEAVE MIGRATION MOTHERS NIGHT WORK OVERTIME OVERTIME WORK PAID LEAVE PARENTAL LEAVE PAYROLL POLITICAL ECONOMY PREGNANCY PRODUCTIVITY RESEARCH REPORT SAFETY SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM WAGE RATES WAGES WORK HOURS WORKERS WORKING HOURS van Selm, Alexandra Labor Market Regulations for Women : Are they Beneficial? |
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This note considers the impacts on
female workers of two forms of labor market regulations
common in developing countries: mandated maternity benefits
and working-hour restrictions for women. Anecdotal evidence
suggests that maternity benefits are unpopular with
employers. Many developing countries also have working-hour
restrictions specific to female workers. Such restrictions
are usually motivated by concerns for women's health
and safety. |
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Publications & Research :: Brief |
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van Selm, Alexandra |
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van Selm, Alexandra |
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van Selm, Alexandra |
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Labor Market Regulations for Women : Are they Beneficial? |
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Labor Market Regulations for Women : Are they Beneficial? |
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Labor Market Regulations for Women : Are they Beneficial? |
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Labor Market Regulations for Women : Are they Beneficial? |
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Labor Market Regulations for Women : Are they Beneficial? |
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labor market regulations for women : are they beneficial? |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/12/6049285/labor-market-regulations-women-beneficial http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11246 |
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