In 2007, Germany implemented a generous parental leave regulation in order to make
parenthood more attractive and more compatible with a working career, especially for …

The United States is at a crossroads in its policies towards the family and gender equality.
Currently America provides basic support for children, fathers, and mothers in the form of …

Using information published in 2014 annual review of the International Network on Leave
Policies and Research, the article analyses parental leave and benefit policies in 29 …

Despite extensive research on the effect of family policies on the labour supply of mothers,
little is known about how these policies affect fathers' labour market outcomes. Using …

Over the last two decades, numerous studies have suggested that dedicated time for parents
to be with their children in the earliest months of life offers significant benefits to child health …

Many governments are making attempts to increase fathers' share of parental leave in order
to correct for unequal labor market outcomes. Using Swedish data, we ask whether fathers …

Job protection and cash benefits are key elements of parental leave (PL) systems. We study
how these two policy instruments affect return-to-work and medium-run labour market …

Abstract Objectives The United States is one of only three countries worldwide with no
national policy guaranteeing paid leave to employed women who give birth. While maternity …

We study the relationship between the length of paid maternity leave and the physical and
psychological health of the family. Using a reform of the parental leave scheme in Denmark …

Leave generally available to mothers only (except in a few cases where part of the leave can
be transferred to other carers under certain circumstances). It is usually understood to be a …