Vanessa Ríos-Salas
Biographic Data
| ID | 833049 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vanessa Ríos-Salas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vanessa |
| FAMILY NAME | Ríos-Salas |
| SIGNATURE | RÍOS-SALAS V |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1299-7664 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 27 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Does Enhancing Paid Maternity Leave Policy Help Promote Gender Equality? Evidence from 31 Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Globally, women continue to have less economic decision-making power and face gender-unequal norms at work. Little is known about the impact of national public policies on norms surrounding equality. We examined the impact of extending paid maternity leave policy on decision making in the household and gender norms in the workplace, specifically whether women have sole or joint decision-making power with respect to large household purchases and w…
Improving health with programmatic, legal, and policy approaches to reduce gender inequality and change restrictive gender norms
The Impact of Family Change on Income Poverty in Colombia and Peru
We examine families with children and the potential impact of changes in family structure on changes in income poverty between 2003 and 2012 in Colombia and Peru. Results show that although the types of families that are increasing-single-mother and cohabitingcouple families-are the ones most at risk economically, overall poverty did not increase. The story in both countries is one of declines in poverty being associated with improvement in econo…
Children’s Academic Achievement and Foster Care
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Poor school outcomes for children in out-of-home placement (OHP) raise concerns about the adequacy of child welfare and educational policy for this vulnerable population. We analyzed the relation between OHP and academic achievement, focusing on reading and math achievement in grades 3 through 8. METHODS: Linked administrative data were used for our analytic sample comprising 529 597 child-year observations for 222 049 …
Perceived discrimination, socioeconomic status, and mental health among Latino adolescents in US immigrant families
Single mothers and child support receipt in Peru
Using cross-sectional data from the National Household Surveys (2004–2012), this study presents the trend in child support receipt in Peru over this period and factors associated with child support receipt. In both descriptive and multivariate logit analyses, the likelihood of receiving support among single mothers increased substantially. Some factors related to receiving support are similar to those in other countries, particularly those relate…
Perceived discrimination, socioeconomic status, and mental health among Latino adolescents in US immigrant families
Single mothers and child support receipt in Peru
Using cross-sectional data from the National Household Surveys (2004–2012), this study presents the trend in child support receipt in Peru over this period and factors associated with child support receipt. In both descriptive and multivariate logit analyses, the likelihood of receiving support among single mothers increased substantially. Some factors related to receiving support are similar to those in other countries, particularly those relate…
The Impact of Family Change on Income Poverty in Colombia and Peru
We examine families with children and the potential impact of changes in family structure on changes in income poverty between 2003 and 2012 in Colombia and Peru. Results show that although the types of families that are increasing-single-mother and cohabitingcouple families-are the ones most at risk economically, overall poverty did not increase. The story in both countries is one of declines in poverty being associated with improvement in econo…
Does Enhancing Paid Maternity Leave Policy Help Promote Gender Equality? Evidence from 31 Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Globally, women continue to have less economic decision-making power and face gender-unequal norms at work. Little is known about the impact of national public policies on norms surrounding equality. We examined the impact of extending paid maternity leave policy on decision making in the household and gender norms in the workplace, specifically whether women have sole or joint decision-making power with respect to large household purchases and w…
Single mothers and child support receipt in Peru
Using cross-sectional data from the National Household Surveys (2004–2012), this study presents the trend in child support receipt in Peru over this period and factors associated with child support receipt. In both descriptive and multivariate logit analyses, the likelihood of receiving support among single mothers increased substantially. Some factors related to receiving support are similar to those in other countries, particularly those relate…
Children’s Academic Achievement and Foster Care
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Poor school outcomes for children in out-of-home placement (OHP) raise concerns about the adequacy of child welfare and educational policy for this vulnerable population. We analyzed the relation between OHP and academic achievement, focusing on reading and math achievement in grades 3 through 8. METHODS: Linked administrative data were used for our analytic sample comprising 529 597 child-year observations for 222 049 …
Perceived discrimination, socioeconomic status, and mental health among Latino adolescents in US immigrant families
The Impact of Family Change on Income Poverty in Colombia and Peru
We examine families with children and the potential impact of changes in family structure on changes in income poverty between 2003 and 2012 in Colombia and Peru. Results show that although the types of families that are increasing-single-mother and cohabitingcouple families-are the ones most at risk economically, overall poverty did not increase. The story in both countries is one of declines in poverty being associated with improvement in econo…
Improving health with programmatic, legal, and policy approaches to reduce gender inequality and change restrictive gender norms
Does Enhancing Paid Maternity Leave Policy Help Promote Gender Equality? Evidence from 31 Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Globally, women continue to have less economic decision-making power and face gender-unequal norms at work. Little is known about the impact of national public policies on norms surrounding equality. We examined the impact of extending paid maternity leave policy on decision making in the household and gender norms in the workplace, specifically whether women have sole or joint decision-making power with respect to large household purchases and w…
Psychology (5 works) · Demographic economics (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Demography (2 works) · Developing country (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works)