abstract: 'As female labor force participation increases globally, the relationship

  between maternal employment and children''s development remains unclear.

  Using data from the India Human Development Survey (2005), we

  investigate the link between maternal employment and children''s

  arithmetic and reading achievement. We develop a work pattern typology

  that goes beyond standard measures of employment and captures work

  intensity and its compatibility with child-rearing in a transitional

  economy. We find that the relationship between maternal employment and

  children''s outcomes is not unidimensional. For example, children of

  self-employed mothers are not disadvantaged compared to those with

  stay-at-home mothers, but maternal employment in salaried jobs or wage

  work outside the home is negatively associated with cognitive skills in

  children. However, this negative association is reversed at higher

  levels of maternal education, suggesting greater access to resources and

  flexibility associated with better jobs mitigate the negative aspects of

  maternal employment posed by time constraints. Additionally, maternal

  employment is associated with maternal involvement in schoolwork and

  financial investment in academic activities, providing evidence that

  both time and resources devoted to children''s education are significant.'
affiliation: 'Vikram, K (Corresponding Author), Natl Univ Singapore, Dept Sociol,
  AS1 04-28,11 Arts Link, Singapore 117570, Singapore.

  Vikram, Kriti, Natl Univ Singapore, Dept Sociol, AS1 04-28,11 Arts Link, Singapore
  117570, Singapore.

  Chen, Feinian; Desai, Sonalde, Univ Maryland, Dept Sociol, 2112 Art Sociol Bldg,
  College Pk, MD 20742 USA.

  Desai, Sonalde, Natl Council Appl Econ Res, New Delhi, India.'
author: Vikram, Kriti and Chen, Feinian and Desai, Sonalde
author-email: socvk@nus.edu.sg
author_list:
- family: Vikram
  given: Kriti
- family: Chen
  given: Feinian
- family: Desai
  given: Sonalde
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2018.02.003
eissn: 1096-0317
files: []
issn: 0049-089X
journal: SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH
keywords: Maternal employment; Children's cognitive skills; Education; India
keywords-plus: 'MATERNAL EMPLOYMENT; WOMENS WORK; BEHAVIOR; CONTEXT; TIME; FERTILITY;

  OUTCOMES; GENDER; INCOME; LESS'
language: English
month: MAY
number-of-cited-references: '62'
orcid-numbers: Vikram, Kriti/0000-0002-1021-8498
pages: 207-224
papis_id: 6b90de8fdf2eae66939a984a4b522ec9
ref: Vikram2018motherswork
researcherid-numbers: Vikram, Kriti/AAU-8023-2021
times-cited: '8'
title: 'Mothers'' work patterns and Children''s cognitive achievement: Evidence from
  the India Human Development survey'
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000429630900014
usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
usage-count-since-2013: '18'
volume: '72'
web-of-science-categories: Sociology
year: '2018'