BusinessPhoto: Hindustan TimesStudy Finds Decline in Women’s Manufacturing Jobs After Maternity Leave Amendment
A 2017 amendment increasing paid maternity leave from 12 to 26 weeks for the first two children led to an 8.4% decline in women’s employment and a 2.6% rise in men’s employment at covered manufacturing firms. The law mandated creche facilities and four daily visits for women employees. Women’s workdays fell 9.5%, while men’s rose 2.1%, according to a study published by IZA@LISER.
Hindustan Times·


