As the gender gap in pay between women and men has been narrowing, the 'family gap' in
pay between mothers and nonmothers has been widening. One reason may be the …

I use data from the 1968-1988 National Longitudinal Survey of Young Women to investigate
the lower wages of mothers. In pooled cross-sectional models, difference models, and fixed-…

We investigated the effects of early maternal employment on children’s cognitive outcomes,
using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth on 1,872 children who can be …

With increased numbers of women employed in their children’s first year of life and with
increased attention being paid by parents and policy makers to the importance of early …

We describe trends in maternal employment and leave‐taking after birth of a newborn and
analyze the extent to which these behaviors are influenced by parental leave policies. Data …

Unprecedented global forces are shaping the health and wellbeing of the largest generation
of 10 to 24 year olds in human history. Population mobility, global communications, …

Attendance in US preschools has risen substantially in recent decades, but gaps in enrollment
between children from advantaged and disadvantaged families remain. Using data from …

Importance Child maltreatment is a risk factor for poor health throughout the life course. Existing
estimates of the proportion of the US population maltreated during childhood are based …

Jane Waldfogel, Terry-Ann Craigie, and Jeanne Brooks-Gunn review recent studies that
use data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (FFCWS) to examine why …

This paper uses data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth to explore links between
mothers’ returns to work within 12 weeks of giving birth and health and developmental …