The Impact of Mandated Maternity Benefits on the Gender Differential in Promotions: Examining the Role of Adverse Selection
@inproceedings{Thomas2016TheIO,
title={The Impact of Mandated Maternity Benefits on the Gender Differential in Promotions: Examining the Role of Adverse Selection},
author={Mallika Thomas},
year={2016}
}This paper examines how mandated maternity leave policies impact the gender gap in promotions. I present a model of the gender gap in promotions where rms must choose whether to invest in the training of their employees, but they are uncertain about their employees' future choice of hours of work. If women are more likely than men to reduce their hours of work during childrearing years, rms will invest less in women early in their careers, leading to a gender gap in promotions. In the presence…
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