Mothers’ timing of return to work by leave use and pre-birth job characteristics

Bibliographic Data

ID12517528
AuthorsJennifer Baxter (Australian Institute of Family Studies, corresponding author)
Year2009
Volume15
Issue2
Pages153-166
Publication date2009-08-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Family Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1322-9400 • E-ISSN: 1839-3543
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.5172/jfs.15.2.153
OpenAlexW2065944934
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited2

This paper explores the timing of mothers’ return to work using data from the 2005 Parental Leave in Australia Survey (PLAS), which was nested in Wave 1.5 of the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC). The analyses explore differences in timing of return to work, within 18 months after a birth, according to mothers’ use of leave and employment before the birth of their child. Results showed that having worked before the birth was a strong predictor of timing of return after the birth. For those who were employed, those who used no leave had a relatively slow return to work, while among those who used leave, whether leave was paid, unpaid or a combination of paid and unpaid did not result in large differences in the likelihood of a mother returning to work by 18 months after the birth. Women who used only paid leave had a slightly higher rate of return to work than those who used unpaid leave, either on its own or in combination with paid leave. There were larger differences in timing of return within this 18-month period

Demographic economics · Economics · Labour economics · Longitudinal data · Longitudinal study · Maternity leave · National Longitudinal Surveys · Paid work · Parental leave · Rate of return · Sociology · Unpaid work · Work (physics · Working hours · Demography · Engineering · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Medicine · Retirement, Disability, and Employment · Work-Family Balance Challenges

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