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SUBMITTER: Villanueva A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7410100 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Villanueva Aida A Lin Ken-Hou KH
Social forces; a scientific medium of social study and interpretation 20191204 1
revious research has established the presence of a motherhood wage penalty in many developed societies; however, whether mothers face similar disadvantages in developing countries remains underexplored. This article argues that different intervening factors emerge when considering mothers' labor compensation in developing contexts. Labor informality, a key characteristic of labor markets in developing countries, could play a significant role in shaping the wage consequence of motherhood. Using m ...[more]