The Palgrave Handbook of Family Policy 2020
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-54618-2_11
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Gendered Tradeoffs

Abstract: In this chapter we review the research linking national-level family policies on childcare services and parental leave to women’s labor market outcomes. We review the state of the literature in answering two primary questions: (1) Do generous family policies perpetuate gender inequality in the labor market? That is, do family policies have unintended consequences or promote women’s inclusion into the labor force at the expense of gender equality within it? (2) Do generous family policies promote gender equalit… Show more

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“…Additionally, women in the long hours group are less concentrated in services or reduced-hours employment than in the low participation and progression cluster. By illustrating how the interrelationships between the different indicators in one cluster of countries are not necessarily replicated in others, these results support calls for more studies that illuminate the context-dependence of women's employment outcomes (Hook and Li, 2020).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 69%
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“…Additionally, women in the long hours group are less concentrated in services or reduced-hours employment than in the low participation and progression cluster. By illustrating how the interrelationships between the different indicators in one cluster of countries are not necessarily replicated in others, these results support calls for more studies that illuminate the context-dependence of women's employment outcomes (Hook and Li, 2020).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 69%
“…Accordingly, as Hook and Li (2020) argue: ‘We need more research that considers multiple labour market outcomes, which is at the crux of the welfare state paradox or trade-off arguments… Studies should engage both employment [participation] and other labour market outcomes’ (p.260). This article seeks to do just that.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The unbalance in the development of policies supporting the work-family balance and those supporting family income may be even greater than it appears at first sight since work-family policies tend to benefit more middle-and high-income households, since better-educated women are more likely to be, and remain, in the labour market when they become mothers, and dual-worker households are more common in the middle classes (Hook and Li, 2021). Better-educated parents are therefore more likely to use maternity and parental leave benefits, which are funded by workers and citizens of all social classes, either through taxes or contributions.…”
Section: Interaction Between the Labour Market And Family Policies An...mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Longitudinal time use or panel data with survey measures for a larger number of countries, including low-income countries, are needed to investigate the effects of leave policies in varying economic and cultural contexts. Moreover, access to statutory leave differs strongly between countries, and actual individual leave eligibility, take-up, leave duration, and hours worked during parental leave are selective (Dobrotić & Blum, 2020;Hook & Li, 2020); thus, it seems advisable to use models controlling for selection effects as much as possible. Moreover, the exploration of heterogeneous effects, e.g., with respect to family status or prenatal employment status and identities, should be continued in order to detect within-group differences among fathers and mothers.…”
Section: Conclusion and Future Researchmentioning
confidence: 99%