The best part of the article is its frank admission about how bare the cupboard is in dealing with the impact of generous maternity leave on the gender gap. Maternity leave should not be too generous, should not be paid by employers but by taxpayers, and should extend to both men and women.
The NYT must be slipping with "When Family-Friendly Policies Backfire”
27 May 2015 2 Comments
in discrimination, economics of regulation, gender, labour economics, occupational choice Tags: gender wage gap, maternity leave, offsetting behaviour, The fatal conceit, The pretence to knowledge, unintended consequences
May 27, 2015 @ 22:13:38
Reblogged this on smartmagicwomen and commented:
It’s time to revamp many such under-thought policies or policies that suited the women who were coping for equal rights but in a bygone era.
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Aug 15, 2015 @ 00:33:15
Reblogged this on Utopia – you are standing in it! and commented:
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