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Employment situations and child care arrangements after mothers’ return to work following parental leave

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  • Youjin Choi

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Whether mothers return to the same employer after childbirth is important in understanding their wages and career trajectories. Mothers who keep the same job can keep their job-specific skills and are less likely to face wage penalties because of parenthood. An extension of parental leave (including maternity leave) from 6 months to 12 months in 2001 increased the likelihood of mothers returning to the same employer after childbirth (Baker and Milligan, 2008). Starting in 2017, eligible parents were given the option of extending their parental leave from 12 months to 18 months. An earlier study suggested that this policy change did not increase the likelihood of mothers’ returning to work sometime after taking a leave; instead, some mothers postponed their return to work rather than returning within 12 months of leave (Choi, 2023).

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  • Youjin Choi, 2023. "Employment situations and child care arrangements after mothers’ return to work following parental leave," Economic and Social Reports 202301100005e, Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies and Modelling Branch.
    • Handle: RePEc:stc:stcp8e:202301100005e
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.25318/36280001202301100005-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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