While mothers are entitled to 15 weeks of maternity leave,3 fathers only have 15 days of paternity leave after the birth of a child (10 days until 01.01.2021). In addition, parents can take up parental leave until the child is 12 years old and reduce their working hours by (i) 100 ...
Another study using a birth cohort of women in Australia found that women who participated in paid maternity leave had decreased odds of experiencing IPV 12-months postpartum (Gartland, Hemphill, Hegarty, & Brown, 2011). A robust conceptual explanation for how PFL may be linked to these ...