10:00 (Mexico) | 17:00 (UK)
This seminar explores how labour market regulations in Mexico limit the availability of part-time jobs, shaping women’s employment choices.
Angélica Martínez Leyva (Ph.D., University of Warwick) presents empirical evidence showing that mothers with young children are more likely to work informally due to the scarcity of short-hour opportunities in the formal sector. She analyses two key life events – childbirth and the loss of childcare support – and shows how both increase transitions to informal employment.
Using a structural model of labour supply and sector choice, the talk evaluates two potential policy interventions: relaxing minimum-hour constraints in the formal sector and expanding subsidised childcare. Findings reveal that more flexible formal jobs could raise women’s wages, welfare, and participation in the formal economy.
Join us to discuss the links between gender, informality, and labour policy in Mexico, and their broader implications for equality in the workplace.
