Maternity leave and employment patterns of first-time mothers, 1961-2000 /
The report analyzes trends in women's work experience prior to their first birth and the factors associated with employment during pregnancy. Changes are placed in the historical context of the enactment of family-related legislation during the last quarter of the twentieth century. The next s...
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| Format: | Government Document Microform Book |
| Language: | English |
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[Washington, D.C.] :
U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau,
[2005]
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| Series: | Current population reports. Household economic studies ;
no. 103. |
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| Online Access: | https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS71385 |
| Summary: | The report analyzes trends in women's work experience prior to their first birth and the factors associated with employment during pregnancy. Changes are placed in the historical context of the enactment of family-related legislation during the last quarter of the twentieth century. The next section identifies the maternity leave arrangements used by women before and after their first birth and the shifts that have occurred in the mix of leave arrangements that are used. The final section examines how rapidly mothers return to work after their first birth and the factors related to the length of time they are absent from the labor force. |
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| Item Description: | Title from title screen (viewed on June 27, 2006). Paper version available for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O. "Issued October 2005." Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 18 pages : digital, PDF file. |
| Format: | Mode of access: Internet from the U.S. Census Bureau web site. Address as of 6/27/06: http://www.census.gov/prod/2005pubs/p70-103.pdf ; current access is available via PURL. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |