The politics of parental leave policies : children, parenting, gender and the labour market /

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This title covers 15 countries in Europe and beyond bringing together leading academic experts to provide a unique insight into the past, present and future state of this key policy area.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Kamerman, Sheila B. (Editor), Moss, Peter, 1945- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bristol, U.K. ; Portland, OR : Policy Press, 2009.
Subjects:
Family leave > Europe.
Family leave > Government policy > Europe.
Work and family > Europe.
Congé parental > Politique gouvernementale > Europe.
Travail et familles > Europe.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Labor & Industrial Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Children's Studies.
Parental leave.
Parental leave > Government policy.
Work and family.
Föräldraledighet > Europa.
Europe.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The politics of parental leave policies; Contents; List of tables and figures; Acknowledgements; Notes on contributors; 1. Introduction; 2. Australia: the difficult birth of paid maternity leave; 3. Canada and Québec: two policies, one country; 4. Czech Republic: normative or choice-oriented system?; 5. Estonia: halfway from the Soviet Union to the Nordic countries; 6. Finland: negotiating tripartite compromises; 7. France: gender equality a pipe dream?; 8. Germany: taking a Nordic turn?; 9. Hungary and Slovenia: long leave or short?; 10. Iceland: from reluctance to fast-track engineering.
  • 11. The Netherlands: bridging labour and care12. Norway: the making of the father's quota; 13. Portugal and Spain: two pathways in Southern Europe; 14. Sweden: individualisation or free choice in parental leave?; 15. The European directive: making supra-national parental leave policy; 16. Conclusion; Appendix; Index.

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