Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/300892 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Series/Report no.: 
GLO Discussion Paper No. 1475
Publisher: 
Global Labor Organization (GLO), Essen
Abstract: 
How does childbirth impact the career paths of men and women within the same household? To what extent does the unpaid care work related to this event contribute to the downward mobility experienced by women in a highly flexible labour market like Italy? Drawing on feminist and labour market studies, this article examines how caregiving responsibilities, particularly childcare, influence downward employment transitions for men and women in couples, specifically from full-time to part-time, from higher-paid to lower-paid jobs, and from employment to unemployment. The study also employs latent class analysis to map out variations in within-household inequality experienced after childbirth among couples. To achieve this, we utilize a unique survey-administrative linked dataset. The findings highlight significant penalties faced by women, not only immediately after childbirth but persisting for up to three years afterwards. Moreover, the latent class analysis reveals a small proportion of pro-female households compared to egalitarian and pro-male classes.
Subjects: 
Gender pay gaps
occupational downward mobility
gender inequalities
motherhood penalty
micro-econometric analyses
JEL: 
J13
J16
E24
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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