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Table 1 Employment rates and wages

From: Female labour market outcomes and the impact of maternity leave policies

 

Scandinavian

US

Mothers of children ≤2

0.72

0.54

Mothers with children ≤2 in work

0.48

-

Mothers with children ≤2 on leave

0.24

-

Mothers of children 3−5

0.79

0.63

Mothers of children 6−14

0.79

0.73

Gross wage gender gap

0.12

0.20

  1. Source: OECD Family Database