Career effects of taking up parental leave. Evidence from a Dutch University

J.D. Vlasblom, J. Plantenga

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Abstract

In this paper we study the effect of parental leave on individual careers. We use
individual registration data of a Dutch non-profit firm (Utrecht University). Our
outcomes show that even with a short period of flexible leave there are career
effects. More specifically, these effects are not unambiguously positive: slightly
longer job durations are found, but also a lower probability of wage increases. It also
appears that there are differences in effects between men and women: for men the
effects appear to be smaller and of a more temporary character than for women.
Apparently, even in a highly flexible system as the Dutch, with a high take up rate of
men, the labour-care balance is still not gender neutral and not career neutral.
Original languageEnglish
Place of Publicationonbekend
PublisherUU USE Tjalling C. Koopmans Research Institute
Number of pages26
Publication statusPublished - 2010

Publication series

NameDiscussion Paper Series / Tjalling C. Koopmans Research Institute
No.14
Volume10
ISSN (Electronic)2666-8238

Keywords

  • Parental leave
  • Labour force participation
  • Labour career
  • Gender

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