Rather long maternity leaves or parental leaves that pay a flat rate are typical for this model. Fathers have little incentive for taking the leaves because, since fathers usually earn more than the mothers, they reason they would lose too much money if they went on the leave. In addition,...
an educated mother may have a sound understanding of IYCF practices but is unable to fully apply her knowledge due to her work environment and long working hours. As such, higher levels of parental education may reduce barriers to IYCF but are unlikely to remove them completely. In circumstanc...
Though environmentalism is a main concern, and one I know I share with many readers, I am equally concerned for the human element of food systems. How can we create food systems that are socially just in addition to environmentally viable over the long term? How do we satisfy the needs ...
Six years ago, when her son Oliver was three months old, Jessica Eggert returned to her job at a fast-growing Florida company. Her role offered lots of
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...
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...
and social- work jobs expected to be affected by advancing technologies.40 Therefore, in order to achieve the potential economic impact and to account for the technological changes altering the nature of work and the types of jobs in d...
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Immigration control is increasingly being extended from external borders to the interior of the state and society, and irregular residents in particular face policies that directly aim to prevent their settlement, integration and access to services. The
other possible interruptions (i.e. maternity leave for me) I also include in this calendar a general scope and sequence for the year. A scope and sequence is a list of skills to teach and the order in which you plan to teach them. ...