the gap in labour force participation rates between women with and without dependent children is relatively large in mexico to yearold mothers are about percentage points less likely to be in paid work than comparablyaged women without dependent children mexico s motherhood labour force participation gap is larger than most countries in the oecd including chile percentage points and colombia about percentage points in contrast fathers with dependent children are more likely to work than men without dependent children in mexico mexico offers weeks of paid maternity leave well below international best practice