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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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Thursday, 01 August 1996
Ermisch, J. (1996) “The Demand for Housing in Britain and Population Ageing: Microeconometric Evidence”, Economica, 63(251), pp. 383 – 383.
Wednesday, 01 May 1996
Need, A. and DeGraaf, N. (1996) “’Losing my religion’: A dynamic analysis of leaving the church in the Netherlands”, EUROPEAN SOCIOLOGICAL REVIEW, 12(1), pp. 87–99.
Monday, 01 April 1996
Ermisch, J. and Wright, R. (1996) “The economic environment and entry to single parenthood in Great Britain”, Applied Economics, 28(4), pp. 483–489.
Friday, 01 March 1996
Ermisch, J., Findlay, J. and Gibb, K. (1996) “The Price Elasticity of Housing Demand in Britain: Issues of Sample Selection”, Journal of Housing Economics, 5(1), pp. 64–86.
Monday, 01 January 1996
DeGraaf, N. and Evans, G. (1996) “Why are the young more postmaterialist? A cross-national analysis of individual and contextual influences on postmaterial values”, COMPARATIVE POLITICAL STUDIES, 28(4), pp. 608–635.
Friday, 01 September 1995
Ermisch, J. and Wright, R. (1995) “Lone parenthood and employment: male-female differences in Great Britain”, Labour Economics, 2(3), pp. 299–317.
Tuesday, 01 August 1995
Ermisch, J. (1995) “DEMOGRAPHIC DEVELOPMENTS and EUROPEAN LABOUR MARKETS”, Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 42(3), pp. 331–346.
Saturday, 01 July 1995
VANBERKEL, M. and DEGRAAF, N. (1995) “HUSBANDS AND WIFES CULTURE PARTICIPATION AND THEIR LEVELS OF EDUCATION - A CASE OF MALE-DOMINANCE”, ACTA SOCIOLOGICA, 38(2), pp. 131–149.
Tuesday, 01 November 1994
Ermisch, J. and Ogawa, N. (1994) “Age at motherhood in Japan”, Journal of Population Economics, 7(4), pp. 393–420.
Tuesday, 01 November 1994
Ermisch, J. and Wright, R. (1994) “Interpretation of negative sample selection effects in wage offer equations”, Applied Economics Letters, 1(11), pp. 187–189.
Wednesday, 01 June 1994
Ogawa, N. and Ermisch, J. (1994) “Women’s Career Development and Divorce Risk in Japan”, Labour, 8(2), pp. 193–219.
Sunday, 01 May 1994
Ermisch, J. and Westaway, P. (1994) “THE DYNAMICS OF AGGREGATE CONSUMPTION IN AN OPEN ECONOMY LIFE CYCLE MODEL”, Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 41(2), pp. 113–127.
Saturday, 01 January 1994
Ermisch, J. and Wright, R. (1994) “Entry to lone parenthood: an analysis of marital dissolution in Great Britain.”, Genus, 50(3-4), pp. 75–95.
Monday, 01 November 1993
Ermisch, J. (1993) “FAMILIA OECONOMICA A SURVEY OF THE ECONOMICS OF THE FAMILY”, Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 40(4), pp. 353–374.
Monday, 01 November 1993
HENDRICKX, J. et al. (1993) “MODELS FOR STATUS-INCONSISTENCY AND MOBILITY - A COMPARISON OF THE APPROACHES BY HOPE AND SOBEL WITH THE MAINSTREAM SQUARE ADDITIVE-MODEL”, QUALITY & QUANTITY, 27(4), pp. 335–352.
Tuesday, 01 October 1991
Ermisch, J. (1991) “An ageing population, household formation and housing”, Housing Studies, 6(4), pp. 230–239.
Saturday, 01 June 1991
Ermisch, J. and Wright, R. (1991) “The duration of lone parenthood in Great Britain”, European Journal of Population, 7(2), pp. 129–158.
Wednesday, 01 May 1991
Wright, R. and Ermisch, J. (1991) “Gender Discrimination in the British Labour Market: A Reassessment”, The Economic Journal, 101(406), pp. 508–522.
Wednesday, 01 May 1991
Ermisch, J. (1991) “European Integration and External Constraints On Social Policy: Is a Social Charter Necessary?”, National Institute Economic Review, 136(1), pp. 93–118.
Wednesday, 01 May 1991
Ermisch, J. and Wright, R. (1991) “EMPLOYMENT DYNAMICS AMONG BRITISH SINGLE MOTHERS”, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 53(2), pp. 99–122.