Income splitting for families with children
This paper discusses how income splitting for families with children could work in New Zealand and provides an international comparison.
• Category: Family Economics > Stay-at-home Parents
• Policy Advice Division of Inland Revenue • April 2008

"It's Almost Like I Have A Job, But I Don't Get Paid": Fathers At Home Reconfiguring Work, Care, and Masculinity
This study examined stay-at-home fathers and their integration of work and family.
• Category: Family Economics > Stay-at-home Parents
• Mens Studies Press • September 22, 2004

Returning to the job after childbirth
This study reports an increase in long term post-birth employment over the last two decades.
• Category: Family Economics > Stay-at-home Parents
• Statistics Canada, Business and Labour Market Analysis Division • December 2007

Moms and Jobs: Trends in Mothers' Employment and Which Mothers Stay Home: A Fact Sheet from Council on Contemporary Families
This report examines the labour patterns of mothers from low-income, middle-income and high-income marriages.
• Category: Family Economics > Stay-at-home Parents
• Council on Contemporary Families • May 10, 2007

Homeschooling: From the Extreme to the Mainstream
This paper briefly discusses the basics and background of homeschooling and its impact on public policy, as well as the academic and social performance of homeschooled children.
• Category: Family Economics > Stay-at-home Parents
• The Fraser Institute • 2001

Work-life Balance
This fact sheet provides statistical information about how working families in Great Britain balance work and family life.
• Category: Family Economics > Stay-at-home Parents
• Family and Parenting Institute • November 2006

Australian Social Trends 1999: Family - Family Functioning: Looking After the Children
This report calculates the time parents spend being involved in their child's care and related activities.
• Category: Family Economics > Stay-at-home Parents
• Australian Bureau of Statistics • January 26, 2000

Australian Social Trends 2001: Income and Expenditure - Income Distribution: Value of Unpaid Work
This article uses Australian statistics to estimate the economic value of unpaid work such as housework and domestic duties.
• Category: Family Economics > Stay-at-home Parents
• Australian Bureau of Statistics • May 20, 2002

The Wage Penalty for Motherhood
This article looks at the impact of motherhood on women's income.
• Category: Family Economics > Stay-at-home Parents
• American Sociological Review • April 01, 2001

Canadians Make Choices on Childcare
This survey of 2,012 Canadians conducted in May 2005 finds that ordinary Canadians prefer childcare provided by parents to day care provided by other caregivers; Canadians prefer day care offered by relatives to non-profit day care centres, and when given a choice, Canadians prefer both these systems to either subsidizing day care centres or a national care system.
• Category: Family Economics > Stay-at-home Parents
• Institute of Marriage and Family Canada • Spring 2006

A Profile of the Childcare Services Industry
This report exmaines the childcare services industry in Canada.
• Category: Family Economics > Stay-at-home Parents
• Statistics Canada • September 2002

Children and Career Interruptions: The Family Gap in Denmark
This paper examines the effects of childbearing and career interruptions on women's earnings potential in Denmark.
• Category: Family Economics > Stay-at-home Parents
• Institute for the Study of Labor • February 2001

Parental Work, Child-Care Use and Young Children's Cognitive Outcomes
This paper researches the effects of parental employment and the use of child-care programs on a child's cognitive development.
• Category: Family Economics > Stay-at-home Parents
• Statistics Canada • October 01, 2003

Changing Fertility Patterns, 1974 to 1994
This article discusses the fluctuations in fertility rates in Canada between 1974-1994 and pays specific attention to the increase in teenage pregnancies and out of wedlock births.
• Category: Family Economics > Stay-at-home Parents
• Statistics Canada • 1996

Maternal Employment and Adolescent Risky Behavior
This paper seeks to determine a correlation between a working mother and the influence this might have on her child engaging in risky activities such as sex, smoking cigarettes and marijuana, and drinking alcohol.
• Category: Family Economics > Stay-at-home Parents
• U.S. Department of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics • February 2003

The Foregone Earnings From Child Rearing Revisited
This paper reviews previous research on the impact of childrearing on maternal employment and income.
• Category: Family Economics > Stay-at-home Parents
• Centre for Economic Policy Research • August 1999

Links Between Early Childhood Programs and Maternal Employment in Three Countries
This article compares government policies on the provision of child care and family supports in the United States, Sweden and the Netherlands.
• Category: Family Economics > Stay-at-home Parents
• The Future of Children • Winter 1995

Family and Medical Leave: Making Time for Family is Everyone's Business
This paper describes how the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was passed, what it achieved, and how medical policies can be further improved to help more working families.
• Category: Family Economics > Stay-at-home Parents
• The Future of Children • Spring/Summer 2001

Does it Pay Both Spouses to Work?
This paper explores the economic benefit of having both spouses employed and contributing to the household income.
• Category: Family Economics > Stay-at-home Parents
• National Center for Policy Analysis • May 2003

Choosing to be Different: Women, Work and the Family
This report argues that British social policies, which emphasize full employment for both men and women, should recognize that many women place family and motherhood as a higher priority than work.
• Category: Family Economics > Stay-at-home Parents
• Centre for Policy Studies • June 2003

Employment After Childbearing: A Comparative Study of Italy and Norway
This comparative study of Norway and Italy examines factors which facilitate and hinder maternal employment.
• Category: Family Economics > Stay-at-home Parents
• Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research • December 2004

Balancing Your Life is Made Easier with Telecommuting
This article provides a brief summary of the number of people telecommuting as well as the advantages of telecommuting.
• Category: Family Economics > Stay-at-home Parents
• National Center for Policy Analysis • March 22, 2004

The Impact of Parental Leave on Maternal Return to Work after Childbirth in the United States
This paper investigates the association between unpaid parental leave and maternal return to work within the next two years.
• Category: Family Economics > Stay-at-home Parents
• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development • 2003

HomeLess America: What the Disappearance of the American Homemaker Really Means
In this paper the author argues that increasing maternal employment and the resulting decline in the occupation of homemaker has meant that many children are not being adequately cared for in the home.
• Category: Family Economics > Stay-at-home Parents
• The Howard Center for Family, Religion and Society • January 01, 2003

Australian Social Trends 1995: Work - Paid Employment: Home Workers
This article looks at the home employment trends and patterns of Australian residents, and examines the costs, benefits, and family impact of this type of work arrangement.
• Category: Family Economics > Stay-at-home Parents
• Australian Bureau of Statistics • January 25, 2001

Motherhood Today- A Tougher Job, Less Ably Done: As American Women See It
This public opinion poll charts women's views on the nature, challenges and benefits of motherhood.
• Category: Family Economics > Stay-at-home Parents
• Pew Research Centre for the People & the Press • May 09, 1997

The Economic Value of Unpaid Housework and Child Care in Nova Scotia
This paper provides an in-depth look at the contribution of unpaid housework and child care to the economy.
• Category: Family Economics > Stay-at-home Parents
• GPI Atlantic • November 01, 1998

Australian Family Briefing: Work and Family Values, Preferences and Practice
This study looked at the actual and preferred working hours of parents in the workforce and at the work and family preferences of those not working.
• Category: Family Economics > Stay-at-home Parents
• Australian Institute of Family Studies • 1997

Stacking the Deck: The Relationship Between Reliable Child Care and Lone Mothers' Attachment to the Labour Force
This report presents the findings of interviews conducted with low-income women across Canada regarding the relationship between the accessibility of reliable child care and their ability to enter and remain in the workforce.
• Category: Family Economics > Stay-at-home Parents
• Campaign 2000 • May 01, 2001

The Marriage Penalty
This paper gives background information on, and an explanantion of, the marriage penalty and its impact on employment, welfare dependency, marriage and divorce.
• Category: Family Economics > Stay-at-home Parents
• National Center for Policy Analysis • February 09, 1998

Tax Fairness for One-Earner and Two-Earner Families: An Examination of the Issues
The authors demonstrate that the current Canadian income tax system does not discriminate against stay-at-home parents in favor of parents who enter the work force
• Category: Family Economics > Stay-at-home Parents
• Canadian Policy Research Network • December 01, 1999

Mother's Employment and the Use of Childcare in the United Kingdom
This paper investigates current childcare policies in the United Kingdom and explores the relationship between childcare and maternal employment.
• Category: Family Economics > Stay-at-home Parents
• The Institute for Fiscal Studies • October 01, 2001

The Effect of Maternal Employment on Teenage Childbearing
This study found that maternal employment was associated with an increased risk of teenage childbearing in both affluent and low-income families.
• Category: Family Economics > Stay-at-home Parents
• Center for Research on Child Wellbeing • August 01, 2003

The Labour Force Participation of Married Mothers: A Tale of International Catchup
This paper examines the different rates of employment for married mothers in Britain and Spain.
• Category: Family Economics > Stay-at-home Parents
• York University • April 01, 2003

The Continuing Problems with Part-Time Jobs
This paper examines the disadvantages faced by part-time workers with respect to wages, benefits, and career opportunities.
• Category: Family Economics > Stay-at-home Parents
• Economic Policy Institute • April 24, 2001

Families and Work in the Twenty-First Century
This report draws together the findings of a number of studies into work-family balance, with particular attention paid to such themes as the effect of work on family life, employers' perspectives on their role in work-family relations, and the relationship between work, family, and community resources.
• Category: Family Economics > Stay-at-home Parents
• The Joseph Rowntree Foundation • 2003

The Time Cost of Parenthood: An Analysis of Daily Workload
This paper examines the amount of time that parents spend caring for their children, and the impact that this has on the division of labour in a household.
• Category: Family Economics > Stay-at-home Parents
• Social Policy Research Centre • October 01, 2002