The role of employers in reducing the implementation gap in leave policies
- Although mothers and fathers in almost all rich democracies are entitled to some form of paid parenting leave, fathers in particular do not take all the leave available to them. As employers play an important role in the implementation of parenting leave policies, this chapter investigates which workplace characteristics influence mothers' and fathers' uptake of their statutory leave entitlements. In Part 1, we estimate the size of the gap between statutory leave entitlement and leave uptake across genders and countries by combining data from the OECD and the European Labor Force Survey. In Parts 2 and 3, we review the literature on structural, cultural, and normative explanations for the gap in parenting leave uptake. We conclude the chapter with suggestions for further research, including the need for reliable data on the size of the implementation gap and research on non-European countries.
Verfasserangaben: | Lena HippORCiDGND, Charlotte Schlüter, Stefania Molina |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800372214.00036 |
ISBN: | 978-1-80037-221-4 |
ISBN: | 978-1-80037-220-7 |
Titel des übergeordneten Werks (Englisch): | Research handbook on leave policy |
Verlag: | Edward Elgar Publishing |
Verlagsort: | Cheltenham, UK |
Herausgeber*in(nen): | Ivana Dobrotić, Sonja Blum, Alison Koslowski |
Publikationstyp: | Teil eines Buches (Kapitel) |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Datum der Erstveröffentlichung: | 09.12.2022 |
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2022 |
Datum der Freischaltung: | 07.03.2024 |
Freies Schlagwort / Tag: | employment; gender equality; parental leave; policy implementation; workplace culture |
Seitenanzahl: | 15 |
Erste Seite: | 338 |
Letzte Seite: | 352 |
Organisationseinheiten: | Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Sozialwissenschaften / Fachgruppe Soziologie |
DDC-Klassifikation: | 3 Sozialwissenschaften / 30 Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie / 300 Sozialwissenschaften |
Peer Review: | Nicht ermittelbar |