Motherhood in academia : a novel dataset of UK academic women with an application to maternity leave uptake
Di Leo, Riccardo and Epifanio, Mariaelisa and Scotto, Thomas J. and Troeger, Vera E. (2024) Motherhood in academia : a novel dataset of UK academic women with an application to maternity leave uptake. Social Policy and Administration. ISSN 0144-5596 (https://doi.org/10.1111/spol.13057)
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Abstract
Motherhood is widely believed to be an important factor slowing down the career progression of women. We present a novel database that combines an original survey of women and mothers working in the UK Higher Education sector with data on the occupational maternity benefits offered by academic employers. This allows users to track, at the individual level, child‐bearing experiences and employment histories simultaneously. We describe several aspects of mothers' experiences in academia and how those evolve over the years. We also conduct an empirical analysis of the determinants of maternity leave uptake, showing that women's employment status and family arrangements significantly impact the types of maternity leave – paid or unpaid – taken.
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Di Leo, Riccardo, Epifanio, Mariaelisa, Scotto, Thomas J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4801-6821 and Troeger, Vera E.;-
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Item type: Article ID code: 90075 Dates: DateEvent29 July 2024Published29 July 2024Published Online25 June 2024Accepted17 July 2023SubmittedSubjects: Social Sciences > The family. Marriage. Women
Education > Theory and practice of education > Higher EducationDepartment: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS)
Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > GovernmentDepositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 30 Jul 2024 08:55 Last modified: 02 Oct 2024 00:42 Related URLs: URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/90075