New mothers' employment and public policy in the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Japan

Description:

A study of the link between family friendly public policies and women's employment status after birth of their first child in the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Japan in the 1980s and 1990s

Resource Type:

Reports & Papers

Author(s):

Kenjoh Eiko

Publisher(s):

Blackwell Publishing

Country:

Sweden; Netherlands; Japan; United Kingdom; Germany

Date Issued:

2005

Source:

Labour, 19(s1), 5-49

Journal Title:

Labour

Volume Number:

Issue Number:

Page Range:

5-49

Note:

This resource uses data from the British Household Panel Survey, the German Socio-Economic Panel, the Labour Force Supply Panel, the Household Market and Non-Market Activities, and the Japanese Panel Survey of Consumers

Topics:

7. Policies > 7.3. Economic & Social Policies > 7.3.3. Employment Policies

2. Parents & Families > 2.4. Parent/Family Practices and Structure > 2.4.2. Families & Work

13. International Child Care & Early Education > 13.2. Cross-National Comparisons

ISSN:

1121-7081

Paper

1467-9914

Online

Peer Reviewed:

Yes

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