PROSPERED Dataset - Breastfeeding breaks legislation

Scope- Longitudinal data is available for every year between 1995-2014 for 193 UN countries. Description- This dataset captures whether women have a legislated right to breastfeeding breaks at work. The dataset includes information on whether breastfeeding breaks at work were legally guaranteed to nursing female employees, whether they were paid, and for how long they were available. The length of entitlement to breastfeeding breaks after birth is captured in terms of the age of the child. For countries that legislate the length of breastfeeding breaks in terms of time after a mother has returned to work and also provide paid maternity leave, the length of breaks is the sum of maximum post-birth paid maternity leave and the breastfeeding break entitlement.