This paper studies tax evasion and the contribution-benefit link in the context of maternity benefits in Hungary. Earnings and employment patterns suggest pre-pregnancy underreporting, followed by formalization...
This brief provides insight into how Ethiopia increased the duration of paid maternity leave from 90 to 120 days and introduced three days of paid paternity leave in 2019. While ensuring job-protected...
This research analyzes the evolution of maternity and paternity leave across the world, covering 190 countries over 52 years. The data show striking differences both within and between countries in how...
The relationship between paid maternity leave and the share of female workers in registered private firms is analyzed using firm-level survey data for 111 developing and emerging countries. Theoretically...
More wage equality for women reduces violence against women in urban Brazil. Evidence shows that violence has declined at various levels of severity. Wage equality may be improved through family-friendly...
More wage equality for women reduces violence against women in urban Brazil. Evidence shows that violence has declined at various levels of severity. Wage equality may be improved through family-friendly...
In South Africa, 2019 was a landmark year as the country’s first ever national minimum wage came into effect on January 1 and with it, hopes that the now-mandated rate per hour signified increased policy...
This paper contributes to better understanding firms' discriminatory behavior in the presence of gender-based legal discrimination and its linkages with labor market outcomes for women in a developing...
This guide provides useful information for business owners in Myanmar on childcare support for employees. Now, more than ever, employers are seeking ways to support the care and family needs of their employees...
This guide provides useful information for business owners in Myanmar on childcare support for employees. Now, more than ever, employers are seeking ways to support the care and family needs of their employees...
When companies support their employees to balance their childcare responsibilities with their work obligations, there are many benefits. Working parents are more motivated and less distracted when they...
Better Factories Cambodia’s public reporting initiative discloses factory compliance on key legal requirements. This report summarizes the following: Critical Issues, Low Compliance Factories and Strike...
When companies support their employees to balance their childcare responsibilities with their work obligations, there are many benefits. Working parents are more motivated and less distracted when they...
Promotion of optimal infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices is a public health intervention to prevent child morbidity, child mortality, and malnutrition. However, working women in urban areas...
Maternity, paternity, and parental leave policies and associated benefits play a significant role in ensuring financial protection at the time of pregnancy, child birth and child raising, and in shaping...
This report aims to contribute to the growing need for India-based organizations to support employees and their dependent care needs. Understanding how childcare provisions can support employees, including...
This paper reviews the empirical literature on the existence and impact of gender discriminatory laws on women's outcomes across various domains (categories) that constitute the Women in Business and the...
The relationship between the length of paid maternity leave and the proportion of female workers in the private sector is explored using firm-level survey data for 66 mostly developing countries. The paper...
The Better Factories Cambodia programme (BFC) is a partnership between the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the World Bank Group. The comprehensive...