Balancing Work and Family: New Mothers’ Employment Decisions During Childbearing

The Triple Bind of Single-Parent Families

“…Studies on the effects of the interaction of the presence of children with the number of adults in a family on female labour supply have shown inconsistent results (Bargain et al, 2011;Fouarge et al, 2010;Kalenkoski et al, 2007;Mastrogiacomo et al, 2013;Neri et al, 2012). Different cohorts have been found to show the opposite result with regards to the likelihood of employment after childbirth among single mothers, as compared to mothers in couples (Cohen & Bianchi, 1999;Smeaton, 2006).…”