abstract: 'Important gender differences still persist in many labor market

  outcomes. This paper argues that the design of parental leave policies

  can play an important role in shaping these differences. A summary of

  the literature reveals that extended maternity leave mandates increase

  female labor force participation at the cost of lower wages, less

  presence of women in high-profile occupations and a more traditional

  division of tasks within the family. Periods of leave exclusively

  reserved for fathers are proposed as a policy instrument to increase

  men''s participation in family tasks and facilitate women''s progress in

  the professional career. The paper concludes with a revision of these

  policies and their implications for gender equality.'
affiliation: 'Farre, L (Corresponding Author), Univ Barcelona, Fac Econ \& Business
  GiM IREA, Avda Diagonal 690, Barcelona 08034, Spain.

  Farre, Lidia, Univ Barcelona, Fac Econ \& Business GiM IREA, Avda Diagonal 690,
  Barcelona 08034, Spain.'
author: Farre, Lidia
author-email: lidia.farre@gmail.com
author_list:
- family: Farre
  given: Lidia
da: '2023-09-28'
eissn: 1697-5731
files: []
issn: 1133-3197
journal: Estudios de Economia Aplicada
keywords: 'Parental Leave; Father or Daddy Quota; Gender Inequality; Childcare;

  Labor Supply; Gender Role Attitudes'
keywords-plus: 'MATERNITY LEAVE; PATERNITY LEAVE; MOTHERS; FAMILY; PARTICIPATION;

  EMPLOYMENT; EARNINGS; FATHERS; PROGRAM; WOMEN'
language: English
number: '1'
number-of-cited-references: '42'
pages: 45-60
papis_id: f725a9e51d7802114d2a900eb156a572
ref: Farre2016parentalleave
researcherid-numbers: Farre, Lidia/AAA-1991-2019
times-cited: '8'
title: 'Parental Leave Policies and Gender Equality: A Survey of the Literature'
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000389445300003
usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
usage-count-since-2013: '30'
volume: '34'
web-of-science-categories: Economics
year: '2016'