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Public Policies and the Employment of Mothers: A Cross-National Study

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  • Janet Gornick
  • Katherin Ross Phillips
  • Marcia Meyers

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This paper uses data from fourteen industrialized countries, during the middle to late 1980's, to analyze the effect of national child care and maternity leave policies on employment. The results demonstrate a strong association between policy configurations and the employment patterns of women with children.

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  • Janet Gornick & Katherin Ross Phillips & Marcia Meyers, 1996. "Public Policies and the Employment of Mothers: A Cross-National Study," LIS Working papers 140, LIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg.
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