Amin, MohammadIslam, AsifSakhonchik, Alena2016-03-102016-03-102016-03https://hdl.handle.net/10986/23926For a sample of 53 developing countries, the results show that women's employment among private firms is significantly higher in countries that mandate paternity leave versus those that do not. A conservative estimate suggests an increase of 6.8 percentage points in the proportion of women workers associated with the mandating of paternity leave.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOSANITATIONPROGRESSSEXUAL DIVISION OF LABOREMPOWERMENTJOBSEMPLOYMENTTOTAL WORKERSHUMAN CAPITALOUTSIDE EMPLOYMENTGENDER SPECIFICHOUSEWORKERSPOLICIESWHOWOMEN EMPLOYEESMARRIED WOMANWOMANINCOMEWOMEN WORKERSPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPERVALUELAWSGENDERHEALTH POLICYWOMEN EMPLOYMENTDIVISION OF LABORLABOUR MARKETDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDISCRIMINATIONPRIVATE FIRMSJOBFEMALE EMPLOYMENTEFFECTSMANDATESLABOR ECONOMICSPOLICY DISCUSSIONSPRIVATE SECTORCHILD REARINGCHILD BIRTHIMPACT OF EDUCATIONPRESENT STUDYADULT POPULATIONCRIMEWILLPOLICYECONOMICSEMPLOYMENT OUTCOMESPARLIAMENTARY UNIONNUMBER OF WOMENMATERNITY LEAVECHILDRENINVESTMENTPARENTAL LEAVEDISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMENTRAININGCHILDDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICSEQUALITYFIRM LEVELFERTILITY RATESSUPPLYPATERNITY LEAVEPOPULATIONPROPORTION OF WOMENLAWFERTILITY RATEJOB MARKETMARKETSPOLICY RESEARCHORGANIZATIONSFERTILITYWOMENLABOURJOB TRAININGLABORLABOR MARKETSOUTCOMESFEMALEPRICESBENEFITSGENDER EQUALITYWOMEN IN PARLIAMENTDEVELOPMENT POLICYEMPLOYEESWorking PaperWorld Bank10.1596/1813-9450-7588