Publications
Parental leave uptake among migrant and native mothers University of Antwerp KU Leuven
Family policies such as parental leave schemes increasingly support the workfamily balance. Low maternal employment in migrant populations raises questions on family policy uptake among mothers of migrant origin. This study documents differences in parental leave uptake between native and migrant mothers of different origin groups and generations, and assesses the extent to which precarious employment trajectories can account for these ...
Employment after parenthood University of Antwerp KU Leuven
Motherhood negatively affects female employment in majority populations across Europe. Although employment levels are particularly low among women of migrant origin, little is known about the motherhoodemployment link in migrant populations. This paper investigates whether family formation differentially affects the labour market position of migrant women and their descendants compared to natives. Using longitudinal microdata from the Belgian ...
The effect of family formation on the build-op of pension rights among minority ethnic groups and native women in Belgium University of Antwerp KU Leuven
Gender penalties in pension outcomes are widely acknowledged and have been documented for majority populations in various settings. A recurring finding is that the gendered impact of family formation on workcare trajectories adversely affects women's accumulation of pension rights over the lifecourse relative to men. Although maternal employment is particularly low in migrant populations, few papers have explicitly addressed pension protection ...
De kleur van vergrijzing University of Antwerp
Household division of labour and family formation in the Moroccan First and Second Generations at the turn of the 21st Century University of Antwerp
Economic and institutional context and second births in seven European countries University of Antwerp
The extent to which mothers progress to a second child varies greatly between European countries. Although both institutional and economic context are believed to be partly responsible for these differences, available research on economic conditions and fertility mostly focuses on first births and studies on family policy and fertility have hitherto insufficiently addressed population heterogeneity. Combining longitudinal microdata from the ...
Educational differentials in the impact of micro- and macro-level economic conditions on union formation in France, (1993-2008) University of Antwerp
In France, where unemployment is high, it is often difficult for young people to find a stable job after completing their education. This was already the case before the recent economic crisis. In parallel, age at first union formation is increasing. How do young peoples labour market difficulties affect their decision to enter a first cohabiting relationship? Are differences observed by sex and level of education? Using longitudinal data from ...