Promoting gender equality through regulation: the case of parental leave

IF 1.5 Q1 LAW

Theory and Practice of Legislation Pub Date : 2020-12-28 DOI:10.1080/20508840.2020.1830565

Miriam Rocha

引用次数: 6

Abstract

ABSTRACT Parental leave regulation is not gender-neutral. Policies that encourage fathers’ leave-taking relate to the enhancement of child well-being, caring fatherhood, and gender equality among the couple and in the workplace. There are various designs of parental leave policies, depending on a combination of factors, such as length, income replacement rate and the compulsory nature of leave. This article draws on data from the 16th International Review of Leave Policies and Related Research (2020) and analyses main features of parental leave policies in seven countries (Germany, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Israel, Japan and the United States), confronting it with recent research on the use of parental leave in those countries. Subsequently, the article provides evidence for the benefits of fathers’ uptake of paternity and parental leave and points out three features that leave policies must incorporate to promote gender equality and notes the importance of employers’ self-regulation.

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通过监管促进性别平等:以育婴假为例

育儿假法规并非性别中立。鼓励父亲休假的政策关系到提高儿童福利、照顾父亲以及夫妻之间和工作场所的性别平等。育婴假政策的设计多种多样，取决于长短、收入替代率和产假的强制性等因素的组合。本文借鉴了第16期《休假政策及相关研究国际评论》(2020)的数据，分析了七个国家(德国、波兰、葡萄牙、瑞典、以色列、日本和美国)育儿假政策的主要特点，并与这些国家最近关于育儿假使用的研究进行了对比。随后，文章为父亲使用陪产假和育儿假的好处提供了证据，并指出休假政策必须纳入促进性别平等的三个特征，并指出雇主自我监管的重要性。

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Theory and Practice of Legislation LAW-

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4.50

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10.00%

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期刊介绍： The Theory and Practice of Legislation aims to offer an international and interdisciplinary forum for the examination of legislation. The focus of the journal, which succeeds the former title Legisprudence, remains with legislation in its broadest sense. Legislation is seen as both process and product, reflection of theoretical assumptions and a skill. The journal addresses formal legislation, and its alternatives (such as covenants, regulation by non-state actors etc.). The editors welcome articles on systematic (as opposed to historical) issues, including drafting techniques, the introduction of open standards, evidence-based drafting, pre- and post-legislative scrutiny for effectiveness and efficiency, the utility and necessity of codification, IT in legislation, the legitimacy of legislation in view of fundamental principles and rights, law and language, and the link between legislator and judge. Comparative and interdisciplinary approaches are encouraged. But dogmatic descriptions of positive law are outside the scope of the journal. The journal offers a combination of themed issues and general issues. All articles are submitted to double blind review.

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