Mothers’ return to work after a first-born child with a disability: evidence from Norway

Key Points

• Investigate the impact of having a first-born child with a disability on mothers' employment in Norway.
• Analyzed employment patterns among mothers with disabled children
• Compared outcomes with mothers of typically developing children
• Evaluated the role of welfare support in easing employment challenges
• Mothers of children with disabilities face greater employment disadvantages than other mothers
• Robust welfare support does not fully mitigate these disadvantages
• Employment barriers persist despite extensive government assistance