title: Maternal employment in Scandinavia: a comparison of the after-birth employment activity of Norwegian and Swedish women.
abstract: "A striking characteristic of recent Western labour market trends is the rise in employment among mothers of very young children. So far, few studies have analysed the impact of public policies on employment rates of young mothers. In this study we address this issue by comparing two similar countries, Norway and Sweden, which have the same set of policies with slight variations, using data sets with similar designs. We analyse rates of re-entry into paid work after first birth for mothers in 1968-88 by means of hazard regression. One important finding is that the right to paid maternity leave with job security greatly speeds up the return to work."
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authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ronsen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sundstrom
mesh_terms: D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D004651:Employment; D005060:Europe; D005191:Family Characteristics; D016656:Family Planning Policy; D005195:Family Relations; D006280:Health Workforce; D009035:Mothers; D009664:Norway; D010290:Parents; D011640:Public Policy; D012106:Research; D012537:Scandinavian and Nordic Countries; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013548:Sweden
keywords: Comparative Studies; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Employment Status--women; Europe; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Policy; Family Relationships; Human Resources; Labor Force--women; Maternity Benefits; Microeconomic Factors; Mothers; Northern Europe; Norway; Parents; Policy; Research Methodology; Scandinavia; Social Policy; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Studies; Sweden