Motherhood in academia : a novel dataset of UK academic women with an application to maternity leave uptake

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dc.contributor.authorDI LEO, Riccardo
dc.contributor.authorEPIFANIO, Mariaelisa
dc.contributor.authorSCOTTO, Thomas J.
dc.contributor.authorTROEGER, Vera E.
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-22T16:47:59Z
dc.date.available2025-01-22T16:47:59Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.descriptionPublished online: 29 July 2024en
dc.description.abstractMotherhood 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.en
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dc.identifier.citationSocial policy and administration, 2025, Vol. 59, No. 3, pp. 454-469en
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/spol.13057
dc.identifier.endpage469
dc.identifier.issn0144-5596
dc.identifier.issn1467-9515
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.startpage454
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1814/77810
dc.identifier.volume59
dc.language.isoenen
dc.orcid.putcode1814/80302:176569099
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dc.publisherWileyen
dc.relation.ispartofSocial policy and administrationen
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen
dc.rights.licenseAttribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectAcademiaen
dc.subjectMaternityen
dc.subjectLeaveen
dc.subjectMotherhooden
dc.subjectUKen
dc.subjectWomenen
dc.titleMotherhood in academia : a novel dataset of UK academic women with an application to maternity leave uptakeen
dc.typeArticleen
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