Parental Leave and Intra-Regime Differences in a Liberal Country

The Case of Four Canadian Provinces

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ID2609964
AuthorsSophie Mathieu (0000-0002-8749-7480, corresponding author), A Doucet (0000-0002-6000-9029), Lindsey Mckay (0000-0002-2071-3943)
Year2020
Volume45
Issue2
Pages169-194
Publication date2020-06-25
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Canadian Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0318-6431 • E-ISSN: 1710-1123
PublisherUniversity of Alberta Libraries (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.29173/cjs29504
OpenAlexW2890292038
LanguageEN
Citations received13
References cited2

This paper compares access to parental leave benefits in the four largest Canadian provinces -Québec, Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia between 2000 and 2016, using quantitative data from the Employment Insurance Coverage Survey. We show that inequalities in the receipt of benefits mirror and reinforce the structure of income and gender inequalities. We argue that Alberta and Québec represent two regimes of parental benefits. In Alberta the take-up of parental benefits is low, and is closely related to income and gender. Conversely, the vast majority of mothers and fathers have access to parental benefits in Québec. We argue that Alberta is closer to a liberal regime of parental benefits, while Québec is closer to a social-democratic model

Demographic economics · Economics · Geography · Political science · Labor Movements and Unions · Social Policy and Reform Studies

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