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E3c When to Work and How Much: How Parenting Affects Employment Decisions of Divorced Mothers in Wisconsin
Key Words
female labor force participation, divorce, post divorce employment, parenting, time use
Short Description
Child support and the social safety net are seldom enough to compensate for mothers’ divorce-induced economic losses and parenting commitments tied to child placement arrangements* can lead to competing employment and parenting demands. This paper contributes to the extensive literature on divorce and women's work by studying mothers’ post-divorce employment and earnings, how parenting commitments (financial and otherwise) impact divorced mothers’ decision to work, and whether this differs by placement arrangements – an area less explored to date. Applying a mixed-methods approach to data from a large-scale survey of divorced parents in Wisconsin, USA, the paper quantitatively describes mothers’ post-divorce employment patterns, and uses qualitative data to illustrate how mothers in different placement arrangements manage competing financial and non-financial family obligations. Preliminary findings highlight constraints on divorced mothers’ time-use and earnings that differ by placement categories and are relevant for supplementary income and work participation policies.*Placement arrangements refer to the different ways of dividing the number of nights a child spends with each parent after divorce, as opposed to custody which determines the legal right of a guardian to make decisions for the child after divorce.