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The likelihood and timing of mothers returning to work after parental leave

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  • Youjin Choi

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This study aims to examine the likelihood and timing of mothers returning to work after parental leave (or a break from work), using data from the Employment Insurance Coverage Survey. Focusing on mothers with an infant younger than 12 months who worked as a paid employee before childbirth or adoption and took a break following childbirth or adoption, this study analyzed two binary indicators of returning to work after parental leave: whether a mother returned to work or planned to return to work (1) within any known length of leave or (2) within 12 months of leave. Mothers’ individual and job characteristics and return-to-work rates were compared between the 2009 and 2019 cohorts of mothers. This study found differential changes between the 2009 and 2019 cohorts in return-to-work likelihood and timing by certain individual and job characteristics. Further analysis delineated the characteristics that were associated with the likelihood and timing of mothers’ return to work among two recent cohorts of mothers (2018 and 2019) when all characteristics were considered simultaneously in nested logistic regression models.

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  • Youjin Choi, 2023. "The likelihood and timing of mothers returning to work after parental leave," Economic and Social Reports 202300300002e, Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies and Modelling Branch.
    • Handle: RePEc:stc:stcp8e:202300300002e
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.25318/36280001202300300002-eng
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    • J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand
    • M21 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Economics - - - Business Economics

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