The impact of paid sick leave mandates on women's employment and economic security
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11684688 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Meredith Slopen (0000-0002-9369-5504, CUNY Graduate Center Stone Center on Socio‐Economic Inequality New York New York USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1129-1151 |
| Publication date | 2024-02-17 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0276-8739 • E-ISSN: 1520-6688 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/pam.22582 |
| OpenAlex | W4391917630 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 47 |
The United States does not guarantee job‐protected paid leave to workers when they or a family member are ill or need to seek medical care. Prior research shows that women are less likely to have access to paid sick leave (PSL) through their employers. I examine the impacts of three recent state‐level paid sick leave policies in California, Massachusetts, and Oregon on women's employment and economic security using data from the American Community Survey. Using difference‐in‐differences and dynamic effects models, I find that PSL mandates increase women's employment by 1.2 percentage points (a 1.7% increase over the pre‐policy baseline mean) with an average increase in income from wages and salary of $2,347, accompanied by steady decreases in poverty in the years after policy implementation. Effects are strongest among mothers and women without college degrees. This study demonstrates that PSL improves women's employment and economic security and may play an essential role in the package of policies supporting women's employment and earnings
Business · Economic growth · Economic impact analysis · Economic Security · Economics · Job security · Labour economics · Sick leave · Work (physics · Employment and Welfare Studies · Engineering · Global Health Care Issues · Retirement, Disability, and Employment
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |