About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline
LOG IN
LOG IN

43 J. Soc. & Soc. Welfare 95 (2016)
Is What's Best for Dads Best for Families: Paternity Leave Policies and Equity across Forty-Four Nations

handle is hein.journals/jrlsasw43 and id is 95 raw text is: Is What's Best for Dads Best for Families? Paternity Leave Policies and Equity Across Forty-four Nations KAIUE FELDMAN BuAN K. GRAN Case Western Reserve University In a global economy, paternity leave policies represent one of the most significant expansions of the welfare state that seek to help fathers respond to socio-economic pressures on their work and families. Policy makers who strongly promote socio-economic equity may respond to these global changes with new policy for- mulae meant to encourage involvement offathers in their families. Nevertheless, scholars have limited understanding of who ben- efits from paternity leave policies and what these benefits mean to families. The present study is a comparative analysis of paternity leave policies across forty-four countries. This paper first presents a typology of paternity leave policies. This typology consists of seven criteria that range from duration of benefits to amount of benefits to employment security. This typology is then applied to forty-four countries. The present study demonstrates that a sur- prisingly small number of countries are devoted to family equity. Key words: paternity leave, welfare state, family Who benefits from paternity leave policies? Globalization has not only placed pressures on governments and businesses, families are responding to changes in workplaces and com- munities. While people juggle multiple roles, such as parents and employees, many societies are struggling with unfavor- able demographic conditions. In response, some governments offer support so that parents can spend more time with their young children. Governments have instituted a wide variety of policies that differ in the ways that they emphasize financial support, ability to balance career and family involvement, and Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare, March 2016, Volume XLIll, Number 1 95

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Short-term subscription options include 24 hours, 48 hours, or 1 week to HeinOnline.

Purchase Access

Contact us for annual subscription options:

Contact Us

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

Log In

profiles profiles most