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
Format:	Working Paper
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

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spelling	okr-10986-239262021-06-14T10:13:29Z Does Paternity Leave Matter for Female Employment in Developing Economies? : Evidence from Firm Data Amin, Mohammad Islam, Asif Sakhonchik, Alena 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 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 6.8 percentage points in the proportion of women workers associated with the mandating of paternity leave. 2016-03-10T16:22:13Z 2016-03-10T16:22:13Z 2016-03 Working Paper 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 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7588 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
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topic	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
spellingShingle	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 Amin, Mohammad Islam, Asif Sakhonchik, Alena Does Paternity Leave Matter for Female Employment in Developing Economies? : Evidence from Firm Data
relation	Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7588
description	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 6.8 percentage points in the proportion of women workers associated with the mandating of paternity leave.
format	Working Paper
author	Amin, Mohammad Islam, Asif Sakhonchik, Alena
author_facet	Amin, Mohammad Islam, Asif Sakhonchik, Alena
author_sort	Amin, Mohammad
title	Does Paternity Leave Matter for Female Employment in Developing Economies? : Evidence from Firm Data
title_short	Does Paternity Leave Matter for Female Employment in Developing Economies? : Evidence from Firm Data
title_full	Does Paternity Leave Matter for Female Employment in Developing Economies? : Evidence from Firm Data
title_fullStr	Does Paternity Leave Matter for Female Employment in Developing Economies? : Evidence from Firm Data
title_full_unstemmed	Does Paternity Leave Matter for Female Employment in Developing Economies? : Evidence from Firm Data
title_sort	does paternity leave matter for female employment in developing economies? : evidence from firm data
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2016
url	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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Does Paternity Leave Matter for Female Employment in Developing Economies? : Evidence from Firm Data

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