From employment exit to occupational reallocation: Child penalties in Vietnam

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Child Penalties in Labour Market Outcomes, Childcare Constraints and Policy Implications in Vietnam While Vietnam has experienced sustained economic growth accompanied by high female labour force participation in the past decades, gender disparities in labour market outcomes endure. These gaps widen sharply following the transition into parenthood, when care responsibilities and career trajectories diverge between women and men. The first part of this seminar examines the child penalties in Vietnam, documenting how childbirth leads to significant, long term reductions in women’s employment and earnings. This analysis highlights that these penalties surface immediately and persist for up to a decade, primarily through reduced labour supply and occupational shifts https:…

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