Motherhood

A mother is the female parent of a child. Mothers are women who inhabit or perform the role of bearing some relation to their children, who may or may not be their biological offspring. Thus, dependent on the context, women can be considered mothers by virtue of having given birth, by raising their child(ren), supplying their ovum for fertilisation, or some combination thereof. Such conditions provide a way of delineating the concept of motherhood, or the state of being a mother. Women who meet the third and first categories usually fall under the terms 'birth mother' or 'biological mother', regardless …

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Resolution Foundation · 28 November 2024 English

The use of the ONS statistical data in this work does not imply the endorsement of the ONS in relation to the interpretation or analysis of the statistical data. [...] …

and (slightly) less paid work than before, but motherhood still routinely disrupts careers in a way that supporting mothers’ employment and reducing the motherhood penalty. And this help for new mums returning to close the gender pay gap, by reducing the ‘motherhood pay penalty’, to boosting the national employment


EU: European Union · 28 November 2024 English

childcare facilities. Parenthood and in particular motherhood must not be associated with disadvantages in


EU: European Union · 25 November 2024 English

The 10th edition of the Just Transition Platform (JTP) Conference took take place on 1517 October 2024 in Brussels and online. Co-hosted by the Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy …

barriers, unemployment, lack of role models, motherhood, traditional family models, and patriarchy. These included gender role models, the impact of motherhood, being perceived as too emotional, experiences emphasised that women should not hide behind motherhood and should continue to pursue work opportunities


IADB: Inter-American Development Bank · 25 November 2024 English

This book examines the progress and persistent challenges in achieving gender equality and inclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean. Despite significant advances in women's education, health, and labor force …

for Women-Led Start-Ups 293 Figure 10.7 The Motherhood Gap in Aspirations of Women Leading Start-ups of their adult life was and will be linked to motherhood, childcare, and house- keeping in the domestic


ADB: Asian Development Bank · 25 November 2024 English

This report shows how the Lao People’s Democratic Republic can boost food security by strengthening agricultural value chains, supporting rural areas, and scaling up nutrition-centered food systems to improve health …

mechanisms, notably conditional cash transfers through motherhood and early childhood grants, have been implemented


UN: The United Nations · 22 November 2024 English

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prohibit discrimination based on pregnancy, motherhood, marital status or age, as well as other multiple


IADB: Inter-American Development Bank · 19 November 2024 English

Este livro analisa o progresso e os desafios persistentes na busca por igualdade de gênero e inclusão na América Latina e no Caribe. Apesar dos avanços significativos na educação, na …

Motivated by the need for greater time flexibility, motherhood leads to higher labor infor- mality, more self-employment mainly explained by the hefty pen- alty that motherhood imposes on women. Access to childcare in the Informality Source: Berniell et al. (2021a). The Motherhood Effect of economic opportunities. Second, it


IADB: Inter-American Development Bank · 19 November 2024 English

En este libro se analizan los avances y los retos persistentes en el camino hacia la igualdad de género y la inclusión en América Latina y el Caribe. A pesar …

Motivated by the need for greater time flexibility, motherhood leads to higher labor infor- mality, more self-employment mainly explained by the hefty pen- alty that motherhood imposes on women. Access to childcare in the Informality Source: Berniell et al. (2021a). The Motherhood Effect of economic opportunities. Second, it


IADB: Inter-American Development Bank · 19 November 2024 English

This book examines the progress and persistent challenges in achieving gender equality and inclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean. Despite significant advances in women's education, health, and labor force …

Motivated by the need for greater time flexibility, motherhood leads to higher labor infor- mality, more self-employment mainly explained by the hefty pen- alty that motherhood imposes on women. Access to childcare in the Informality Source: Berniell et al. (2021a). The Motherhood Effect of economic opportunities. Second, it


World Bank Group · 19 November 2024 English

This paper investigates the parenthood penalty in Indonesian labor markets, with a focus on gender disparities. It uses longitudinal data from the Indonesia Family Life Survey from 1993 to 2014 …

and thus women are significantly impacted by motherhood regardless of the age they become mothers. This finding suggest how strong norms associated with motherhood are. We first hypothesized that the penalty may play critical roles in moderating the effects of motherhood on labor market outcomes. These findings suggest Mata, D., Edo, M., and Marchionni, M. (2023). Motherhood and flexible jobs: Evidence from latin american Machado, M. P., Marchionni, M., et al. (2021). Motherhood and the allocation of talent. Yarine and Machado


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