Paternity and parental leave policies across the European Union

doi:10.7249/RR1666

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DOI	10.7249/RR1666
报告编号	RR-1666-EC
	Paternity and parental leave policies across the European Union
	Janna van Belle
	2016
出版年	2016
页数	26
语种	英语
国家	美国
出版者	RAND Corporation
领域	资源环境
英文摘要	Despite the positive effect of paternity- and parental leave uptake by fathers on a number of economic, social and demographic outcomes, the current uptake of leave by fathers across Europe is low. Research has shown that there is a large number of interlocking factors that affect uptake of leave by fathers, including the height of compensation, the availability of affordable childcare, the flexibility of leave arrangements, gender norms and cultural expectations. In this brief we describe the different policies available across Europe that address the uptake of paternity leave and parental leave, discuss the link between uptake of leave by fathers and the various outcomes associated with uptake, and give an overview of the existing barriers to uptake. We find that although low or absent compensation levels during the leave are a key factor why fathers will or cannot take their leave entitlement, an increase in uptake will most likely result from an interlocking set of family policies that help dual earner families to combine work and family life in a sustainable manner. These include policies that directly encourage fathers to take up leave, such as well-compensated individual leave entitlements, policies aimed at creating a sustainable solution to the challenges of combining work and family life, such as leave arrangements that are flexible and adaptive to individual needs, but also policies aimed at changing workplace culture.
英文关键词	Children Employment Legislation European Union Employment and Unemployment Children and Families Legislation Parenting
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来源平台	Rand Corporation
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文献类型	科技报告
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/4449
专题	资源环境科学
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Janna van Belle. Paternity and parental leave policies across the European Union:RAND Corporation,2016.