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Who Cares? Paid Sick Leave Mandates, Care-Giving, and Gender

Tanya Byker, Elena Patel and Shanthi Ramnath

No WP 2023-14, Working Paper Series from Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Abstract: We use employment data from the Current Population Survey to assess the efficacy of state-mandated paid sick leave policies on leave-taking behavior with a focus on any variation by gender. We find that these policies increase leave taking for care-giving for men by 10-20%, and this effect is strongest for men with young children in the household. In addition, we find that Hispanic men and men without a bachelor’s degree, who historically have had low access to paid sick leave, are 20–25% more likely to take care-giving leave. By comparison, we do not find evidence that these policies affect leave taking for own sickness for men or women, nor do we find evidence that these policies affect care-giving leave taking for women. Our evidence highlights the importance of studying care-giving leave within the context of paid leave policies and the importance of considering gender differences in the treatment effect within this context.

Keywords: Paid Sick Leave; care-giving leave; Gender; leave taking; career (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H31 J14 J38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 51
Date: 2023-04
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