Parental leave and beyond : recent international developments, current issues and future directions / edited by Peter Moss, Ann-Zofie Duvander and Alison Koslowski.

Other author Moss, Peter, 1945- editor.
Other author Duvander, Ann-Zofie E., editor.
Other author Koslowski, Alison Smith, 1975- editor.
Format Electronic
PublicationBristol ; Chicago, IL : Policy Press, 2019.
Description1 online resource (xiii, 377 pages)
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Contents Introduction: much work still to do -- PART I. Recent developments and the politics of leave policy. Spain: leave policy in times of economic crisis ; Poland: leave policy and the process and goals of a major reform ; United Kingdom: leave policy and an attempt to take a new path ; Israel: leave policy, familialism and the neoliberal welfare state ; Japan: leave policy and attempts to increase fathers' take-up ; China: leave and population policies ; Mexico: leave policy, co-responsibility in childcare and informal employment ; United States: leave policy, failure and potential -- PART II. Some current issues in leave policy. What do people want? Leave policy preferences in different countries ; Gender equality: Parental Leave design and evaluating its effects on fathers' participation ; Flexibility: some consequences for fathers' caregiving ; The workplace: challenges for fathers and their use of leave ; Care-work policies: conceptualizing leave within a broader framework ; A social right? Access to leave and its relation to parents' labour market position -- PART III. Future directions for leave policy. Universal Basic Income: what could it mean for gender equality in care work? ; The time credit system: the panacea for a life course approach: ; Toward a multi-active society: daring to imagine a new work-life regime ; Reimagining Parental Leave: a conceptual 'thought experiment' ; Parental Leave and beyond: recent international developments, current issues and future directions.
Abstract This volume provides an international perspective on parental leave policies in different countries, goes beyond this to examine a range of issues in depth, and aims to stimulate thinking about possible futures and how policy might underpin them.
General noteKey dimensions for gender equal use of Parental Leave
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Source of descriptionOnline resource; title from PDF title page (JSTOR, viewed on April 25, 2019).
Issued in other formPrint version: Parental leave and beyond. Bristol, UK ; Chicago, IL, USA : Policy Press, 2019 1447338774
Genre/formElectronic books.
Genre/formCross-cultural studies.
ISBN1447338790 (electronic book)
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ISBN9781447338819 (ebook)
ISBN1447338812
ISBN9781447338802 (ebook)
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