Eberhard, Juan PedroFernandez, JavierLauer, Catalina2024-06-052024-06-052023Journal of Applied Economics. Open Access. Volume 26, Issue 1. 2023 Article number 22329651514-0326https://repositorio.unab.cl/handle/ria/57376Indexación: Scopus.Funding: This work was carried out with funding from the National Agency of Development and Research of Chile (Grant FONDECYT 11180694), as well as the Centro de Estudios de Conflicto y Cohesión Social (COES-FONDAP 15130009).Parenthood have a significant impact on engagement in the labor force. Parents may decide to look for jobs with specific characteristics, and in some cases, they may decide to not participate in the labor market. Using survey data from Chile, we use a propensity score matching estimation to compare various labor outcomes of women and men with and without children. We found that maternity has an impact on several dimensions of labor engagement. To study how these multidimensional effects are compounded at the individual level, we use a quality of employment (QoE) index to estimate the drop in job quality post-childbirth. We found a drop in quality only for mothers. Moreover, for less educated women, the drop in QoE is equivalent to no longer being hired under contract. For single mothers, the drop is equivalent to a reduction in wages that would make the family fall below the poverty line. © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.enchild penaltiesGender differencesJob qualityArtículoCC BY-NC 4.0 ATTRIBUTION-NONCOMMERCIAL 4.0 INTERNATIONAL Deed10.1080/15140326.2023.2232965