TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Harris, Jorgen M.
AU  - Patacchini, Eleonora
        TI  - Closing the Gender Gap: Promoting Labour Market Participation
        PY  - 2024/Aug/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 17219
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp17219
        AB  - In many countries, a significant share of the gender earnings gap stems not only from firm's practices, or self-selection into lower productivity jobs, but also from a lower participation among women. Inactivity around the age of motherhood is frequent including in the most advanced countries, and can have lasting consequences on the chances to return to the labor market, as well as future earnings and promotions. In this paper, we discuss the major barriers reducing women's labor force participation and examine the effects of several policies aimed at overcoming those barriers: parental leave, reserved paternal leave, state-funded childcare for young children, extended school hours, and individual taxation. For each, we provide a brief discussion of policy design and effectiveness.
        KW  - economics of gender
KW  - child care
KW  - time allocation and labor supply
KW  - labor market policy
KW  - maternal and paternal labor force participation
KW  - gender norms
        ER  -