Capturing the Gender Gap in the Scope of Parenting Related Leave Policies Across Nations
This article contributes to the conceptual and technical development of cross-national measurement and analysis of the gender gap in the scope of parenting related leave entitlements. That there is a gender gap in the scope of leave benefits is widely acknowledged, but it is rarely quantified. The n...
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ftssoar:oai:gesis.izsoz.de:document/78342 2023-05-15T16:52:07+02:00 Capturing the Gender Gap in the Scope of Parenting Related Leave Policies Across Nations Koslowski, Alison 2022-03-31T06:46:48Z https://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/document/78342 https://www.cogitatiopress.com/socialinclusion/article/view/3852 https://doi.org/10.17645/si.v9i2.3852 unknown PRT 2183-2803 https://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/document/78342 https://www.cogitatiopress.com/socialinclusion/article/view/3852 https://doi.org/10.17645/si.v9i2.3852 Creative Commons - Namensnennung 4.0 Creative Commons - Attribution 4.0 CC-BY Social Inclusion 9 2 250-261 The Inclusiveness of Social Rights: The Case of Parental Leave Policies Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie Social sciences sociology anthropology comparative analysis gender gap inclusiveness leave policy parenting social rights Familienpolitik Jugendpolitik Altenpolitik Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung Family Policy Youth Policy Policy on the Elderly Women's Studies Feminist Studies Gender Studies Elternschaft Erwerbstätigkeit Kinderbetreuung Elternurlaub Familie-Beruf Geschlechterverhältnis Vergleich parenthood gainful employment child care parental leave work-family balance gender relations comparison Zeitschriftenartikel journal article 2022 ftssoar https://doi.org/10.17645/si.v9i2.3852 2022-12-13T22:06:42Z This article contributes to the conceptual and technical development of cross-national measurement and analysis of the gender gap in the scope of parenting related leave entitlements. That there is a gender gap in the scope of leave benefits is widely acknowledged, but it is rarely quantified. The nomenclature in use around leave policies is diverse and so a first step is to standardise categories and develop a unit of parenting related leave. There is considerable cross-national variation in the configuration of the scope of leave policies. As such, a second step is to consider how best to include the different dimensions of this scope (e.g., duration, payment level, individual parent versus family design) in an estimate of the gender gap in entitlement. Using data collated by the International Network on Leave Policies and Research, a gender gap indicator is created to contribute to our understanding of the inclusiveness of parenting related leave for men as compared to women. This indicator highlights that only two (Iceland and Norway) of 45 countries included in this analysis had achieved a zero-gender gap in terms of entitlement to ‘well-paid,’ individual parenting related leave during the first 18 months of a child’s life. The average gender gap for the countries in the analysis is between two to three months. Only seven countries offered more than two months leave to fathers as an individual entitlement. This is likely to be part of the explanation in many countries for lower leave taking practice by men compared to women. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland SSOAR - Social Science Open Access Repository Norway Social Inclusion 9 2 250 261 |
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Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie Social sciences sociology anthropology comparative analysis gender gap inclusiveness leave policy parenting social rights Familienpolitik Jugendpolitik Altenpolitik Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung Family Policy Youth Policy Policy on the Elderly Women's Studies Feminist Studies Gender Studies Elternschaft Erwerbstätigkeit Kinderbetreuung Elternurlaub Familie-Beruf Geschlechterverhältnis Vergleich parenthood gainful employment child care parental leave work-family balance gender relations comparison |
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Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie Social sciences sociology anthropology comparative analysis gender gap inclusiveness leave policy parenting social rights Familienpolitik Jugendpolitik Altenpolitik Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung Family Policy Youth Policy Policy on the Elderly Women's Studies Feminist Studies Gender Studies Elternschaft Erwerbstätigkeit Kinderbetreuung Elternurlaub Familie-Beruf Geschlechterverhältnis Vergleich parenthood gainful employment child care parental leave work-family balance gender relations comparison Koslowski, Alison Capturing the Gender Gap in the Scope of Parenting Related Leave Policies Across Nations |
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This article contributes to the conceptual and technical development of cross-national measurement and analysis of the gender gap in the scope of parenting related leave entitlements. That there is a gender gap in the scope of leave benefits is widely acknowledged, but it is rarely quantified. The nomenclature in use around leave policies is diverse and so a first step is to standardise categories and develop a unit of parenting related leave. There is considerable cross-national variation in the configuration of the scope of leave policies. As such, a second step is to consider how best to include the different dimensions of this scope (e.g., duration, payment level, individual parent versus family design) in an estimate of the gender gap in entitlement. Using data collated by the International Network on Leave Policies and Research, a gender gap indicator is created to contribute to our understanding of the inclusiveness of parenting related leave for men as compared to women. This indicator highlights that only two (Iceland and Norway) of 45 countries included in this analysis had achieved a zero-gender gap in terms of entitlement to ‘well-paid,’ individual parenting related leave during the first 18 months of a child’s life. The average gender gap for the countries in the analysis is between two to three months. Only seven countries offered more than two months leave to fathers as an individual entitlement. This is likely to be part of the explanation in many countries for lower leave taking practice by men compared to women. |
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