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 |
| Publication | Bristol ; Chicago, IL : Policy Press, 2019. |
| Description | 1 online resource (xiii, 377 pages) |
| Supplemental Content | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Subjects |
| 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 note | Key dimensions for gender equal use of Parental Leave |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Source of description | Online resource; title from PDF title page (JSTOR, viewed on April 25, 2019). |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Parental leave and beyond. Bristol, UK ; Chicago, IL, USA : Policy Press, 2019 1447338774 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| Genre/form | Cross-cultural studies. |
| ISBN | 1447338790 (electronic book) |
| ISBN | 9781447338796 (electronic book) |
| ISBN | 9781447338819 (ebook) |
| ISBN | 1447338812 |
| ISBN | 9781447338802 (ebook) |
| ISBN | 1447338804 |
| ISBN | (hbk.) |
| Stock number | 22573/ctvfqwvz5 JSTOR |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |