Parental leave length, social norms, and female labor market re-entry frictions

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11230%2F18%3A10374119" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11230/18:10374119 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1108/IJM-09-2017-0235" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1108/IJM-09-2017-0235</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IJM-09-2017-0235" target="_blank" >10.1108/IJM-09-2017-0235</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Parental leave length, social norms, and female labor market re-entry frictions

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Purpose - This paper identifies the role of employers in creating employment gaps among women returning to the labor market after parental leaves of different durations. Methodology - The authors use a controlled correspondence field experiment that orthogonally manipulates parental leave length and the quality of fictitious female job candidates. The experiment is complemented with a survey among human resource managers. Findings - High-quality candidates receive more interview invitations when applying after a short parental leave, while low-quality candidates receive more interview invitations when applying after a typical three years long parental leave. Survey results suggest that the difference in invitations between short and typical leave treatments is driven by a social norm that mothers should stay home with children younger than three. Productivity gains from employing a low-quality job applicant with a shorter career break might not be high enough to outweigh the adverse social norm effect. Social implications - The presented results point towards the strong effect of prevailing social norms on job search prospects of women returning to the labor market after parental leave. Originality - A correspondence experiment has not been used before to study the relationship between time spent on leave and the labor market prospects of mothers. It also extends research on social norms to the domain of hiring decisions.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Parental leave length, social norms, and female labor market re-entry frictions

Popis výsledku anglicky

Purpose - This paper identifies the role of employers in creating employment gaps among women returning to the labor market after parental leaves of different durations. Methodology - The authors use a controlled correspondence field experiment that orthogonally manipulates parental leave length and the quality of fictitious female job candidates. The experiment is complemented with a survey among human resource managers. Findings - High-quality candidates receive more interview invitations when applying after a short parental leave, while low-quality candidates receive more interview invitations when applying after a typical three years long parental leave. Survey results suggest that the difference in invitations between short and typical leave treatments is driven by a social norm that mothers should stay home with children younger than three. Productivity gains from employing a low-quality job applicant with a shorter career break might not be high enough to outweigh the adverse social norm effect. Social implications - The presented results point towards the strong effect of prevailing social norms on job search prospects of women returning to the labor market after parental leave. Originality - A correspondence experiment has not been used before to study the relationship between time spent on leave and the labor market prospects of mothers. It also extends research on social norms to the domain of hiring decisions.

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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50201 - Economic Theory

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GP14-26574P" target="_blank" >GP14-26574P: Postavení žen na trhu práce - analýza na úrovni zaměstnání</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2018

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

International Journal of Manpower

ISSN

0143-7720

e-ISSN

—

Svazek periodika

39

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

4

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

21

Strana od-do

600-620

Kód UT WoS článku

000438870200007

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85049972148