In Sweden, both parents can split 480 days of parental leave and most families use this benefit. Scandinavian countries also have the largest volume of fathers taking parental leave. In the US, there is no law that enforces paid parental leave. The Family and Medical Leave Act ensures 12 we...
While there was positive movement on the maternity leaves front, paternity leaves remained neglected for a long time, especially in India. But with the latest surveys indicating that the quantum of paternity leaves in an organisition is one of the most important determinants for men to choose an...
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Even when new moms hold on to their jobs, childbirth likely leads to a pay cut over the long term. According to the National Bureau for Economic Research, highly skilled women sacrifice 21 to 33 percent of their potential lifetime incomes after they become mothers, while dads in the office...
Each country sets pay during parental leave. France and Germany offer by far the most time off (three years), although not all of it is paid. Most countries offer less time than France and Germany, but with all of it paid. Denmark, Norway, and Sweden are the most generous in this reg...
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I’m going to say you’re a high value-added teacher. And if that number is negative, I’m going to say you’re a low value-added teacher. And we show that if you, as a student, happen to be assigned to a high value-added teacher, you’re doing much better in the long run ...
the Nigerian state still struggles with different forms of gendered marginalisation issues against women in various aspects of Nigerian society; these issues are mainly due to cultural, economic, and legislative challenges. Therefore, this article explores how gender is recognized through public policy ...
Perhaps the most successful way to devise policies that help working families but avoid unintended consequences, people who study the issue say, is to make them gender neutral. In places like Sweden and Quebec, for instance, parental leave policies encourage both men and women to take time off...
Since a Conservative-led government took power in 2010 a long series of changes to labour law took place. The combined effect is that British people have seen thelongest sustained wage decreaseinmodern British history, unseen since theeras of revolution and plague. Statistical calculations...