Surprisingly not that much research on this topic on the American side, but here's one. [0] Conclusion: there's a small negative impact on the hiring of women,

Surprisingly not that much research on this topic on the American side, but here's one. [0] Conclusion: there's a small negative impact on the hiring of women, but it's more than compensated by women being less likely to leave companies that provide them a longer maternity leave. 0: https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/nsarin/files/20170821_jobprotection_final.pdf https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/nsarin/files/20170821_jobp...