Home Search Sectors Alerts Budget Parliament Intelligence Knowledge Graph Continuity Compare Amendments Digest States Reading List Sources API About RSS Feed
Latest
Disability Futures: Intersections, Precarities, and Possibilities Ministry of Panchayati Raj to organize outreach workshop on Atmanirbhar Panchayat Ini... Ministry of External Affairs Bridging Urban Data Gaps for Effective Policy Interventions Ukraine Looks Beyond Summer Offensive to a Crucial Winter in the War Inter-Ministerial Briefing on Recent Developments in West Asia NC, PDP in war of words over Rajya Sabha polls, closure of seminary, ‘sidelining’ Urdu In topsy-turvy Haryana politics, Sonipat latest amphitheatre for BJP-Congress fight CEC directs West Bengal officials to ensure zero post-poll violence Suvendu Adhikari’s personal assistant shot dead Suvendu aide among 3 killed as post-poll violence rocks Bengal Mumbai police detain man after threat call to Taj, Trident hotels Disability Futures: Intersections, Precarities, and Possibilities Ministry of Panchayati Raj to organize outreach workshop on Atmanirbhar Panchayat Ini... Ministry of External Affairs Bridging Urban Data Gaps for Effective Policy Interventions Ukraine Looks Beyond Summer Offensive to a Crucial Winter in the War Inter-Ministerial Briefing on Recent Developments in West Asia NC, PDP in war of words over Rajya Sabha polls, closure of seminary, ‘sidelining’ Urdu In topsy-turvy Haryana politics, Sonipat latest amphitheatre for BJP-Congress fight CEC directs West Bengal officials to ensure zero post-poll violence Suvendu Adhikari’s personal assistant shot dead Suvendu aide among 3 killed as post-poll violence rocks Bengal Mumbai police detain man after threat call to Taj, Trident hotels
legislation IGIDR Wednesday, 6 May 2026 NEW

IGIDR Publication:How Maternity Leave Policies Affect Female Employment: A Cross Country Analysis by Shameena Khatoon

Cite this 
  
 
Citations are auto-generated; verify before publishing. The legislation classification is PolicyDhara's, not the source's.
 
  
 
Legislative action — a bill, act, or amendment that creates or modifies the legal framework. Carries binding force and shapes the rules under which citizens, institutions, and markets operate.
 
 
 
Summary
 
NO : WP-2026-008 AUTHOR : Shameena Khatoon TITLE : How Maternity Leave Policies Affect Female Employment: A Cross Country Analysis ABSTRACT : This study examines how maternity leave policies affect female labor force participation (FLP) across 160 countries from 2000 to 2023. We analyze the crucial but overlooked dimension of payment structure whether governments […] Read More The post IGIDR Publication:How Maternity Leave Policies Affect Female Employment: A Cross Country Analysis by Shameena K
 
  
 
 
Key Facts
 
 
 Type Legislation 
 
 Source IGIDR 
 
 Published Wednesday, 6 May 2026 
 
 Affected Population ~500 million workers, 90% in informal sector 
 
 
 
 
Key Numbers
 
 
    4 Labour Codes consolidating 29 laws 
    EPFO: 28 crore subscribers 
    E-Shram: 30 crore unorganised workers registered 
    Rs 15,000 crore for Digital India initiatives 
 
 
 
  
 
 
Key Authorities
 
 Ministry of Labour & EmploymentEPFOESICMinistry of Electronics & ITTRAI 
 
 
 
Key Stakeholders
 
 WorkersTrade UnionsEmployersInternet UsersTech CompaniesStartups 
 
 
 
Government Context
 
 
 NDA III BJP-led NDA 
 
 
 
  Centre-Right 
 
 
 Left Centre Right 
 
 
 
 
      
 
Explore Sectors
 
  Labour & Employment 106 tracked →  Digital & Technology 1333 tracked →  Social Protection 1377 tracked →  
 
  
 
Read Full Text at Source
  
 
 
 
Related Policies
 
  
 
 
  
   
 
 
Keyboard Shortcuts
 
Navigate between policiesJ / K
 
Open focused policyEnter
 
Focus search/
 
Toggle light/darkD
 
Bookmark focused policyB
 
Go homeH
 
Show this help?
 
Close overlayEsc