Gender norms are hard, but not impossible, to change. Our new paper suggests that when friends and family members back home take maternal longer leaves (because of more generous leave policy), immigrant moms in the U.S. take longer leaves--despite the cost.

Menstruation sucks. It sucks so much it’s plausibly responsible for 14% of the gender wage gap. Women below 45 are much more likely to be absent around 28 days after their last absence than men are, and this leads to differences in promotion and productivity. 1/

Tune in! Our colleague @JCliftonSprigg will be live on @BBCWomansHour today at 10AM discussing her latest research with Dr Alistair Hunt on the need for reform of paternity leave

Did your family make use of the current two-week entitlement to paternity leave? Was it enough? 🚼 Economist Dr @JCliftonSprigg from @UniofBath says six weeks of well-paid paternity leave would boost economic growth. She joins @BBCNuala to explain. Listen from 10am ⬇️

I'll be live on Woman's Hour @BBCWomansHour today talking about paternity leave and need for reform as we launch our report with Dr Alistair Hunt, Working Families and Fatherhood Institute @EconUniofBath @UniofBath @UniofBathIPR @fatherhoodinst

UK #paternity leave: 2 weeks off, low pay, outdated rules. Parental leave should be equal, fair and for everyone #DadStrike - https://t.co/Z5svaw9iQj

Join the #DadStrike TODAY!⚡ Picket or Pickup to demand better paternity leave, because two weeks isn’t enough! 🕒 3 - 4.30pm 📍 Picket: Scottish Parliament, EH99 1SP 📍 Or make your usual pickup! Find out more & Sign up! ⬇️ https://t.co/JferoPbU1J

Polacy niechętnie wyjeżdżają, ale cudzoziemcy nie zostają. Dziś w @rzeczpospolita o planach migracyjnych przyszłych polskich lekarzy i cudzoziemców studiujących medycyjnę w Polsce, których badamy w projekcie @MigracjeMedykow w @CMR_Warsaw @MaciekDuszczyk https://t.co/5AMmmXFELp

BUM! Polacy w UK zarabiaja dzis srednio wiecej niz Brytyjczycy. I to jest news! https://t.co/R3k7cp7jIh

You can find the paper here: https://t.co/aljqTifod4 and our brief here:

Why is that? We point to three key limitations of the current policy: 1. Restrictive eligibility criteria, 2. Poor financial compensation and 3. That the leave is a transfer of rights and not earmarked to fathers.

Has it been a success? If we were expecting a significant increase in uptake – then no. We show with Eleonora Fichera (@EconUniofBath, @UniofBath , @GW4Alliance), Melanie Jones and Ezgi Kaya (@cardiffbusiness) that the policy has not increased take-up or leave length of fathers.

Tomorrow marks 10 years since the introduction of Shared Parental Leave in the UK. I will be talking to @BBCRadio4 World Tonightat 10pm tonight about this policy and its effectiveness.

Happening now at @UniofBath : the Workshop on Gender, Parenthood & Economic Careers A day of great talks and lively participation on how parenthood shapes academic careers 🕙 10:15–16:00 Join us online: 🔗 https://t.co/4sEEYoxmXA @PoLIS_Bath @EconUniofBath

14:35 Joanna Clifton-Sprigg "Do the terms of maternity leave policies impact on workforce behaviour? Evidence from the UK higher education sector” 15:15 Panel discussion on future research

11:55 Camila Infanger "Mothers in Academia: Behind the Scenes of Motherhood-Inclusive Policy-Making" 13:10 Almudena Sevilla “Paradigm shifts in Gender Economics” 14:10 Ana Weeks “The Mental Load and Gender Gaps in Academia: Causal Effects of Priming Cognitive Household Labour”

10:30 Charoula Tzanakou "Parenthood Policies and Activities in UK Higher Education: Neoliberal, Moderate, and Transformative Approaches to Supporting Academic Parents" 11:30 Helen Kowalewska “Women Re-entering the Workforce After 50 and the Lasting Impact of Motherhood”

We have an excellent line up of speakers: Almudena Sevilla, Charoula Tzanakou, Ana Weeks, Camila Infanger, @HelenKowalewska and myself. Drop me a line to find out more. [2/3]

TOMORROW: Bath Workshop on Gender, Parenthood and Economic Careers Please join us for @UniofBath @BathEconomics hybrid workshop on gender, parenthood, and academic careers on Thursday, March 27, 10:15-16:00! Link to join online: https://t.co/Mu7ZSDUQun [1/2]

📝Gender Economics course by @LibertadGonLu (UPF) at Barcelona Labor Summer School 2025 Apply here: https://t.co/v4JqRQa7Cy Course Outline below⬇️