Employment pathways and wage progression for mothers in low-skilled work: evidence from three British datasets

Bastagli, Francesca and Stewart, Kitty ORCID: 0000-0001-7744-8741 (2011) Employment pathways and wage progression for mothers in low-skilled work: evidence from three British datasets. CASEbriefs (30). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, London, UK.

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This CASEbrief reports on the findings of recent research examining the employment pathways followed by mothers entering low-skilled work. The project was originally framed under a Labour Government which placed considerable emphasis on encouraging women back into work when their children were relatively young (pre-school age), first through tax credits and childcare subsidies and subsequently with greater compulsion. A central justification underlying the provision of greater financial support to mothers in employment than to those staying at home was the assumption – frequently expressed in government documents – that even a low-skilled job was a stepping-stone to improved prospects, with a long-run pay-off both for mothers and for the Treasury. We wanted to know how justified this assumption was: how often did mothers’ low-skilled work result in stable employment and progression up the earnings distribution out of low pay?

Item Type:	Monograph (Report)
Official URL:	http://sticerd.lse.ac.uk/case/
Additional Information:	© 2011 LSE
Divisions:	Social Policy STICERD Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
JEL classification:	J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J2 - Time Allocation, Work Behavior, and Employment Determination and Creation; Human Capital; Retirement > J22 - Time Allocation and Labor Supply J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J2 - Time Allocation, Work Behavior, and Employment Determination and Creation; Human Capital; Retirement > J24 - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J3 - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs > J31 - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials by Skill, Training, Occupation, etc.
Date Deposited:	20 Jan 2012 12:44
Last Modified:	11 Sep 2025 03:03
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/41624

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