A hora de voltarconsequências da ampliação da licença-maternidade para emprego e renda

Resumo

This dissertation investigates the effects of paid maternity leave extension from 120 to 180 days on firms that have joined the Empresa Cidadã Program, enacted by the Brazilian federal law 11.770 in 2008. The extension of the leave is not mandatory for the employees of participant firms, that is, women opt to take or not the extra 60 days. This study intends to understand the impacts of this program on the entitled workers’ careers, using administrative information on all formal workers in Brazil, gathered by the Ministry of Labor. Specifically, effects on wage and employment of women in participant firms are explored. Extensions on paid maternity leave produce a twofold effect; while they can attract women to the workforce, women become more onerous to employees. This research intends to broaden the debate on maternity leave extension; up to this moment, there is only one published article on this subject in Brazil whereas there are seven legislative proposals being discussed in the Congress on this matter. The results of this research show that women eligible to the maternity leave extensions are using the 60 aditional days and that the Empresa Cidadã program did not impact employment and wages of eligible women.

Ficha do documento

Tipo

Dissertação

Ano

2018

Instituição

Fundação Getulio Vargas

Fonte

Repositório da FGV

Idioma

Português

Acesso

Acesso aberto

Identificador

oai:repositorio.fgv.br:10438/20730

Temas

EconomiaAdministração Pública

Palavras-chave

Maternity leave reformWageEmploymentReforma da licença-maternidadeRendaEmpregoAdministração públicaMães - EmpregoEconomia do trabalhoMães - RendaMães trabalhadoras