Traditional Views, Egalitarian Views, and the Child Penalty: Insights from Immigrant Populations in France

This seminar, coordinated by Laudine Carbuccia (CRIS / LIEPP) and Montserrat Botey (OFCE : Gender Studies Programme / LIEPP) as part of the Family Policies working group, is co-organised by the LIEPP socio-fiscal policies research group and the educational policies research group.

Thursday, June 12
Sciences Po, Salle d'Innovation
1, place Saint Thomas d'Aquin, 75007 Paris
12h30 - 13h45

Abstract

This study examines whether the child penalty is driven by traditional gender attitudes using French survey data on immigrants. While women with traditional views participate less in the labor force, their child penalty is not larger. Consequently, the child penalty explains a greater share of gender gaps among those with egalitarian views. Comparative analyses across upbringing environments and countries of origin confirm the absence of a causal link between gender attitudes and the child penalty. The findings suggest that as norms become more egalitarian, the child penalty accounts for a growing share of gender disparities in labor outcomes.

Speakers

Dominique Meurs, Professor at Paris Nanterre, researcher at EconomiX (UMR 7235), associate researcher at INED and executive director of the Labor Chair (PSE). An applied microeconomist, her research topics focus on the labor market, the economics of gender, and the measurement of discrimination. She is currently coordinating several projects on the differences in pay, career and retirement between women and men. Much of the ongoing analysis is conducted in research partnerships with companies.

Pierre Pora, economist at Insee, and affiliate researcher at Crest and Ined. His research focuses on Labor Economics, Health Economics, and Policy Evaluation, with a particular emphasis on Gender and Family Economics. He study how family dynamics, especially motherhood, impact labor market outcomes. He also explore the effects of policies like telework and childcare on labor force participation and productivity.