Parenthood is a key driver of gender inequality around the world

Leite Mariante, Gabriel (2024) Parenthood is a key driver of gender inequality around the world. LSE Business Review (31 May 2024). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

The impact of becoming a parent on people’s working lives tends to be greater for women. Even though this “child penalty” knows no national boundaries, the size of the penalty varies across the world. In the UK, the impact of a first child on employment is 33 per cent larger for women. Gabriel Leite-Mariante presents the results of the Child Penalty Atlas research.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/
Additional Information:	© 2024 The Author
Divisions:	Economics
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
Date Deposited:	28 Jun 2024 10:45
Last Modified:	11 Dec 2024 21:27
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/123989

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