The Costs and Benefits of Policies to Advance Work/Life Integration
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3759404 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Barbara Gault, Vicky Lovell (Institute for Women's Policy Research) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 1152-1164 |
| Publication date | 2006-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Behavioral Scientist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7642 • E-ISSN: 1552-3381 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0002764206286383 |
| OpenAlex | W2014023228 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 6 |
This article discusses the need for improvedwork/life policies, provides examples of successful and promising policy approaches, and describes methods of assessing the costs and benefits of expanded work/life supports. The current need arises from women's influx into the labor force, a decline in employer-provided benefits that support family care, an inadequate supply of child care, and inequality in the distribution of work/life benefits across income levels. Advocates in a number of states are engaged in intensive advocacy to pass paid parental leave and paid sick leave laws. Meaningful policy and programmatic change requires building public will within governments, business, and the general public. To achieve expansive policy change over the long-term, innovative efforts are needed to build a broad-based grassroots movement focused on work/life issues, to encourage businesses to vocally endorse improved practices, and to cultivate policy maker champions through improved female political representation
Business · Economic growth · Economics · Expansive · Grassroots · Labour economics · Political science · Politics · Public economics · Public policy · Public relations · Sick leave · Work (physics) · Early Childhood Education and Development · Employment and Welfare Studies · Engineering · Law · Work-Family Balance Challenges
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2018 (11) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |