a column by Sascha O. Becker, Ana Fernandes and Doris Weichselbaumer for VOX: CEPR’s Policy Portal
The arrival of a child affects women and men differently in terms of labour market outcomes, but it is difficult to separate out the causal impact of discrimination from other factors.
This column uses empirical evidence from Germany, Switzerland, and Austria to show that women are most affected in part-time job applications if they signal a ‘risk’ of having young children soon.
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Hazel’s comment
I would normally leave it to you to decide if you want to read the whole article but I do arge anyone with an interest in gendered employment issues to do so.
Yes, it does state the obvious (to me) but it also provides a wealth of statistical evidence.
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