Maternity leave and the employment of new mothers in the United States

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Gendered Laws and Women in the Workforce (2020, background): “For example, they cite the work of Cheung (1972) and Bossen et al. (2011), who discuss the economic rationales that may be behind the traditional practice of binding women’s feet in China.”
Maternity Leave Legislation, Female Labor Supply, and the Family Wage Gap (2007, unknown): “[8] Berger, L.”
Is There a Career Penalty for Mothers' Time Out?: A Comparison of Germany, Sweden and the United States (2009, background): “We are thereby choosing women who return faster to the labor market than those who did not work at all during their pregnancy (”
The Parental Leave Benefit Reform in Germany: Costs and Labour Market Outcomes of Moving towards the Nordic Model (2008, unknown): “…while others find that there is a significant relationship between maternity leave coverage and mothers’ labour force participation – for example, Berger and Waldfogel (2004), Waldfogel (1998), Hashimoto, Percy, Schoellner and Weinberg (2004), and the international comparative study by…”
Parental Leave and Mothers' Careers: The Relative Importance of Job Protection and Cash Benefits (2011, background): “Thereafter, the regular advance notice rules apply.(4) According to the rules that were in place before July 1990, eligibility to parental leave benfits was tied to employees who had contributed a minimum number of months to the social security system.”