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Specifically, we examine how the two most widely studied work–family policies—paid parental leave and early childhood education and care (ECEC)—and public sector size affect occupational segregation for men and women by educational attainment and parental status. We find no evidence that ‘generous’ welfare states promote segregation. Rather, a specific policy—parental leave in excess of 9 months—promotes segregation between men and women broadly, but most acutely for non-tertiary-educated mothers. Read More
Scholars recognize parental employment as important for understanding parental time use. Yet, given data limitations, we know relatively little about how strain-based demands (demands that can produce negative psychological states) are associated with parent's time with children. This study examines how occupational resources and demands are associated with parents' childcare time. Read More
In this chapter in "The Palgrave Handbook of Family Policy" Dr. Jennifer Hook reviews the research linking national-level family policies on childcare services and parental leave to women’s labor market outcomes. Read More
Dr. Jennifer Hook's article on women's labor force particpate rates within America and Europe from 1996-2016 was published in Population and Development Review. Read More
