Nonresident mothers who formally pay child support are becoming increasingly prevalent. If the profile of female payers differs from that of men or if their payment is motivated differently, existing gender-based child support policies and enforcement strategies face significant challenges. This study uses the payment framework of male compliance to map the differences between male and female payers of child support. The analysis applies discriminant analysis to a combination of register and fiscal data of separated parents. Whereas the separate aspects of the payment framework did not reach the threshold for acceptable discrimination, the full model revealed considerable differences between male and female payers. The aspect of willingness to pay showed the greatest discriminating power, suggesting that paying mothers have a higher willingness to do so than fathers. We conclude that while the discrepancies between nonresident mothers and fathers who pay child support can be partly attributed to demographic differences and residency patterns of children, differing motivations are also of importance.

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女性支付者：子女抚养费支付者特征的性别差异

正式支付子女抚养费的非居民母亲正变得越来越普遍。如果女性付款人的情况与男性不同，或者她们付款的动机不同，现有的基于性别的儿童抚养政策和执法策略将面临重大挑战。本研究使用男性合规支付框架来绘制男性和女性子女抚养费支付者之间的差异。该分析将判别分析应用于分居父母的登记和财务数据的组合。虽然支付框架的各个方面没有达到可接受歧视的门槛，但完整的模型揭示了男性和女性支付者之间的巨大差异。支付意愿方面表现出最大的辨别力，表明付钱的母亲比父亲更愿意这样做。我们得出的结论是，虽然支付子女抚养费的非居民母亲和父亲之间的差异部分归因于儿童的人口差异和居住模式，但不同的动机也很重要。