Fixing Parental Leave : : The Six Month Solution / / Gayle Kaufman.

A real-world solution for parental leave that promotes gender equality at work and at homeWhat do Papua New Guinea, Suriname, and the United States have in common? These three nations are the only ones that do not offer some form of parental leave to new parents. The US lags far behind the rest of t...

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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2020]
©2020
Year of Publication:2020
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Introduction
  • 1 The US Is Way behind the Rest of the World
  • 2 Parental Leave Is Good
  • 3 Too Much Parental Leave Is Not Good
  • 4 Fathers as Partners, Not Helpers
  • 5 The UK Is Not a Good Model
  • 6 The Swedish Model Is Great— But Not Perfect
  • Conclusion: The Six Month Solution
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author