Dimensions of Social Equality in Paid Parental Leave Policy Design
Comparing Australia and Japan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13054565 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gillian Whitehouse (0000-0002-2179-0369, The University of Queensland, corresponding author), Hideki Nakazato (Konan University) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 288-299 |
| Publication date | 2021-06-11 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Inclusion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2183-2803 • E-ISSN: 2183-2803 |
| Publisher | Cogitatio (PUBLISHER • PT) |
| DOI | 10.17645/si.v9i2.3863 |
| OpenAlex | W3169038044 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 35 |
Paid parental leave policies in both Australia and Japan fit within Dobrotić and Blum’s (2020) classification of a selective employment-based entitlement model, thus offering an extension of that category beyond Europe and illustrating the wide variation possible within it. In this article we develop indices for comparing employment-based parental leave policies on three dimensions of social equality: inclusion, gender equality and redistribution. This combination offers an extension of classificatory schemes for parental leave policies and a broader basis for comparative analysis. We compare Australia and Japan on these indices and present a qualitative exploration of the origins and implications of their similarities and differences. The analysis draws attention to tensions between the three indices, illustrating intersecting and conflicting influences on the potential for paid parental leave entitlements to contribute to the amelioration of social inequalities. Overall, the comparison highlights drivers of difference within employment-based entitlement systems and underlines the need for complementary measures to advance egalitarian outcomes
Demographic economics · Economics · Entitlement (fair division · Extension (predicate logic · Inequality · Parental leave · Political science · Redistribution (election · Social inequality · Social policy · Sociology · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Law · Mathematics · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Work-Family Balance Challenges
Restructuring gender relations and employment
The impact of work-family policies on women's employment
Varieties of familialism
Father-friendly legislation and paternal time across Western Europe
Common paths, divergent patterns
Parental Leave Policy and Gender Equality in Europe
Social Care in Crisis
Gender and Citizenship in Australia
From the Defamilialization to the “Demotherization” of Care Work
Maternalism, Co-responsibility, and Social Equity
Inclusiveness of Parental-Leave Benefits in Twenty-One European Countries
The Decline of the Male Breadwinner Model
Gender equality in the division of work
Measuring state de-familialism
Parental leave regulations and the persistence of the male breadwinner model
Who cares? assessing generosity and gender equality in parental leave policy designs in 21 countries
The unequal benefits of activation
Hybrid or Unique
Fathers, Parental Leave Policies, and Infant Quality of Life
The Strategy of Paired Comparison
Reregulating breadwinner models in socially conservative welfare systems
Between state and family
Creating Gender Egalitarian Societies
Paid parental leave policies for single-parent households
Dynamics of parental leave in Anglophone countries
Fathers' rights to paid parental leave in the Nordic countries
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |