POLICY discourseIn Western welfare states women's citizenship rights are increasingly conferred on the basis of labor force participation rather than maternalism. This article examines the policy positions and discourse associated with paid parental leave of successive Australian governments from 1996 to ...
摘要: The UK government intends to make it easier for parenting to be shared more equally between the genders or, in the case of same-sex couples, both partners. However, as Caroline Thorpe observes, the proposals face strong opposition from the business lobby and the government itself suggests...
Government policy toward families specifically maternity and parental leave is discussed in a cross-cultural and historical context. An overview of the historical and current arguments to justify mandated leave is presented; the pros and cons of mandated leave in the context of economic theory and th...
leave government officials with enormous freedom of action. This freedom only grows as the scope and range of the government's power to regulate grow — for any law that gives government more to do opens up more opportunities for government...
aWhile the UK system aids women in gaining social rights while maintaining labor market status, its maternal and parental leave programs maintain women`s dependence and lesser status in the labor market and policy does little to compensate and support unpaid care work. State provision and benefits...
It's time the government invest in our children accordingly. I have already proposed several laws regarding equal parental leave of one year after a baby is born. I have already pushed for a longer school day. The proposal to protect children and their parents is on its way. This is our...
Family policy: Where next for parental leave and flexible working? In the light of the Coalition government's announcement that it will launch a consultation paper outlining new proposals on flexible work and shared parental leave, this briefing considers the overall policy framework as well as spec...
…challengers are being assisted by growing national networks such as the parental rights group Moms for Liberty or spurred on by conservative public policy organizations like Heritage Action for America, the ALA has said. For what it’s worth, I don’t think libertarians have a dog in this ...
“Physicians with young children will apply for parental leave due to the challenges of childcare with continued practice and being on call frequently.” On Thursday evening, the emergency response committee of medical professors nationwide held an online meeting and reconfirmed that senior doctors woul...
Proposals in a new policy paper published by the UK government could have a significant effect on employment regulation, according to legal experts.