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Two New Studies Deepen Our Understanding of the Link between Motherhood and Labour Market Outcomes
18 Feb 2026

Two New Studies Deepen Our Understanding of the Link between Motherhood and Labour Market Outcomes

Two recent publications by Sander Wagner (Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science) provide new evidence on how becoming a mother affects women’s careers, and why these effects matter for gender inequality more broadly. Both studies draw on large-scale administrative labour market data from France and Germany that were harmonised by the authoring team under a DFG–ANR research grant, with the aim of making cross-national research using administrative records more feasible.
New Study Finds Gender Equality Linked to Modest Fertility Rebound – But Not Enough to Reverse Long-Term Decline
20 Nov 2025

New Study Finds Gender Equality Linked to Modest Fertility Rebound – But Not Enough to Reverse Long-Term Decline

A new study from the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science reassesses whether rising gender equality can help reverse falling birth rates, a long-standing theory in demography. The research, published in Demographic Research, revisits a prominent 2019 study by Martin Kolk and offers fresh evidence that improvements in gender equality can lead to a modest fertility recovery, but only under specific conditions and not enough to counter broader declines.

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Friday, 01 October 2010
Dowd, J., Zajacova, A. and Aiello, A. (2010) “Predictors of Inflammation in U.S. Children Aged 3–16 Years”, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 39(4), pp. 314–320.
Wednesday, 01 September 2010
Phuong, D. et al. (2010) “Hopelessness, Depression, and Early Markers of Endothelial Dysfunction in U.S. Adults”, Psychosomatic Medicine, 72(7), pp. 613–619.
Wednesday, 01 September 2010
Ermisch, J. and Gambetta, D. (2010) “Do strong family ties inhibit trust?”, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 75(3), pp. 365–376.
Wednesday, 01 September 2010
Monden, C. (2010) “Do Measured and Unmeasured Family Factors Bias the Association Between Education and Self-Assessed Health?”, SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH, 98(2), pp. 321–336.
Wednesday, 01 September 2010
Van de Rakt, M. et al. (2010) “When does the Apple Fall from the Tree? Static Versus Dynamic Theories Predicting Intergenerational Transmission of Convictions”, JOURNAL OF QUANTITATIVE CRIMINOLOGY, 26(3), pp. 371–389.
Sunday, 15 August 2010
Roberts, E. et al. (2010) “Roberts et al. Respond to ‘Human CMV, Inflammation, and Mortality’”, American Journal of Epidemiology, 172(4), pp. 375–376.
Sunday, 15 August 2010
Roberts, E. et al. (2010) “Cytomegalovirus Antibody Levels, Inflammation, and Mortality Among Elderly Latinos Over 9 Years of Follow-up”, American Journal of Epidemiology, 172(4), pp. 363–371.
Sunday, 01 August 2010
Mills, M. and Täht, K. (2010) “Nonstandard Work Schedules and Partnership Quality: Quantitative and Qualitative Findings”, Journal of Marriage and Family, 72(4), pp. 860–875.
Thursday, 01 July 2010
Voight, B. et al. (2010) “Twelve type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci identified through large-scale association analysis”, NATURE GENETICS, 42(7), pp. 579 - U155.
Thursday, 01 July 2010
Mandemakers, J. and Monden, C. (2010) “Does education buffer the impact of disability on psychological distress?”, Social science & medicine (1982), 71(2), pp. 288–297.
Tuesday, 01 June 2010
McGloin, J. and Kirk, D. (2010) “An Overview of Social Network Analysis”, Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 21(2), pp. 169–181.
Tuesday, 01 June 2010
Marangos, A., Groenewegen, P. and de Graaf, N. (2010) “Levensfilosofie en zorggebruik in Nederland”, Mens en maatschappij, 85(2), pp. 136–153.
Sunday, 02 May 2010
Weil, D. and Wilde, J. (2010) “How Relevant Is Malthus for Economic Development Today?”, American Economic Review, 100(2), pp. 378–382.
Saturday, 01 May 2010
Dupuis, J. et al. (2010) “Erratum: New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk (Nature Genetics (2010) 42 (105-116))”, Nature Genetics, 42(5), p. 464.
Thursday, 01 April 2010
Grozeva, D. et al. (2010) “Rare copy number variants: a point of rarity in genetic risk for bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.”, Archives of general psychiatry, 67(4), pp. 318–327.
Monday, 01 March 2010
Mills, M. and Begall, K. (2010) “Preferences for the sex-composition of children in Europe: A multilevel examination of its effect on progression to a third child”, Population Studies, 64(1), pp. 77–95.
Monday, 01 March 2010
Leasure, D., Kannan, R. and James, D. (2010) “House Sparrows Associated with Reduced Cliff Swallow Nesting Success”, The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, 122(1), pp. 135–138.
Monday, 01 March 2010
Tieben, N., de Graaf, P. and de Graaf, N. (2010) “Changing effects of family background on transitions to secondary education in the Netherlands: Consequences of educational expansion and reform”, RESEARCH IN SOCIAL STRATIFICATION AND MOBILITY, 28(1), pp. 77–90.
Monday, 01 March 2010
Mandemakers, J., Monden, C. and Kalmijn, M. (2010) “Are the effects of divorce on psychological distress modified by family background?”, ADVANCES IN LIFE COURSE RESEARCH, 15(1), pp. 27–40.
Friday, 01 January 2010
Kirk, D. and Laub, J. (2010) “Neighborhood Change and Crime in the Modern Metropolis”, Crime and Justice, 39(1), pp. 441–502.