The gender-asymmetric effect of working mothers on children's education: Evidence from Japan

Ryuichi Tanaka

Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 2008, vol. 22, issue 4, 586-604

Abstract: In this paper, I study how maternal employment affects the educational attainment of children. Using Japanese household data, I find that part-time maternal employment and self-employment have negative effects on the educational attainment of both sons and daughters. However, I find that full-time maternal employment has a negative effect only on sons. Moreover, I find that maternal employment status is transmitted to daughters. This gender-asymmetric effect of working mothers on children and the transmission of employment status from mothers to daughters jointly provide supporting evidence for a role model effect of full-time maternal employment on daughters. J. Japanese Int. Economies 22 (4) (2008) 586-604.

Keywords: Human; capital; Maternal; employment; Role; model; effect (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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