Impacto da licença maternidade sobre mulheres no setor público e privado

Abstract

This study examines the maternity leave impact for women who participate in the formal public and private labor market in Brazil. The data used in this study were made available by the Labor Secretary of Ministry of Economy and includes the period from 2012 to 2018 for the state of São Paulo. The results were estimated using the event study method and show heterogeneous impacts between the public and private sectors. In the year after maternity leave, the impact on women's nominal earnings is negative and four times greater on the private sector and persists for the next six years. Women employed in the private sector are more likely to leave employment. Women with a higher level of education have a negative and greater impact on earnings in the private sector, the opposite happens in the public sector. Estimates indicate that the maternity leave policy may not be sufficient to keep women in the labor market.