Essays about: "Paid parental leave"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words Paid parental leave.

  1. 1. Paid Parental Leave and Women Labor force Participation : The case of Sweden

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Nationalekonomi

    Author : Elvira Gustavsson; Lina Fogel; [2022]
    Keywords : Parental leave; Maternity leave; Paternity leave; Women labor force participation; Equality;

    Abstract : Our paper analyzes how paid parental leave schemes affect female labor force participation in Sweden. We examine this question on municipality level from 2003 to 2019. The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of a policy reform made in 2016 and analyze how it mainly affects women and their participation rate. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Effect of Changing Gender Roles on Fertility-An analysis of two European country groups

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Pauline Bode; [2022]
    Keywords : Gender equality; fertility; housework division; Gender revolution; gender egalitarian attitudes; demography; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to test the effect of changing gender roles on fertility. Previous literature has suggested that moving towards gender equality in the household sphere can increase fertility. I test whether a more equal division of housework or gender-egalitarian attitudes affect fertility. READ MORE

  4. 3. Paternity Leave and Children's Long-Run Educational Outcomes

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Dunia Malezai; [2022]
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    Abstract : How a couple shares parental leave following the birth of a child has important implications for time investments in children by each parent. Using a parental leave reform in Sweden that reserved a month of paid leave to each parent, I study the effects of increasing father’s participation in parental leave on children’s long-run educational outcome. READ MORE

  5. 4. Kvinnligt och manligt företagande : lantbrukarnas syn på olikheter och möjligheter i de gröna näringarna

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Author : Cecilia Olander; Hanna Broo; [2020]
    Keywords : företagande; kvinnligt; manligt; gröna näringarna; genus; obetalt arbete; föräldraledighet; entrepreneur; female; male; agriculture; gender; un-paid work; parental leave;

    Abstract : De gröna näringarnas roll i samhället är viktig. Branschen bidrar med sysselsättning för hundratusentals människor, producerar livsmedel, bränsle, energi, biologisk mångfald, öppna landskap och ger chans till liv i hela Sverige. READ MORE

  6. 5. Is the Glass Ceiling a Motherhood Ceiling After All?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Karolina Jennings; [2019]
    Keywords : gender inequality; gender pay gap; child penalty; fertility; South Korea; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : South Korea has the highest gender pay gap and the lowest fertility rate in the OECD (OECD Data, n.y.). Gender equity theory suggests that there is a link between high gender inequality and low fertility, as women struggle to have both a career and a family. READ MORE