Preventing intimate partner violence through paid parental leave policies

D’Inverno, Ashley S.; Reidy, Dennis E.; Kearns, Megan C.

doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2018.05.024

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“…Thus, paid parental leave has the potential to positively impact future earning potential and labor force participation among women, which supports long-term progress toward gender equality. In addition, paid leave may support fathers in becoming more engaged in childcare and other domestic duties, which can potentially influence traditional masculine norms that are linked with violence (D'Inverno et al 2018). Consistent with this research, Gartland et al (2011) found that women who qualified for paid maternity leave reported lower rates of physical and emotional IPV after the birth of a child, compared to women not working.…”

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confidence: 52%

“…Pertinently, we have argued elsewhere that policy-based prevention approaches have the potential to change the outer layers of the social ecology (i.e., community and societal factors), altering social inequalities and ultimately changing norms that support the use of violence against women (D'Inverno et al 2016(D'Inverno et al , 2018. Given that the impacts of such policies can be broad, reaching communities and/or society at large, it seems policy approaches may be ideally suited to modify those societal factors that contribute to rates of violence against women.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Admittedly, developing policies intended to directly alter social constructions of masculinity may be impractical, if not impossible. However, if we develop policies to alter societal levels of gender inequality, changes in norms about gender roles may follow (D'Inverno et al 2016(D'Inverno et al , 2018.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Masculinity and Violence Against Women from a Social-Ecological Perspective: Implications for Prevention

Reidy¹,

D’Inverno²,

Bogen³

et al. 2019

Handbook of Interpersonal Violence and Abuse Across the Lifespan

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The prescriptive and rigid nature of masculine gender roles has repeatedly been associated with a host of physical and mental health consequences for men and women alike. In particular, a body of literature demonstrates a significant relationship between boys' and men's conformity to masculine gender roles and their perpetration of violence against girls and women. In the following chapter, we begin by briefly defining masculine gender roles and reviewing the measurement of masculinity before presenting literature linking masculinity to intimate partner violence (IPV) and sexual violence (SV) at various layers of the social ecology. We then turn our focus to the discussion of what prevention strategies currently look like at different levels of the social ecology and describe potential new strategies. In our discussion, we give attention to the differentiation between direct prevention strategiesthose strategies explicitly developed to prevent IPV/SVand indirect prevention strategies, strategies not originally intended for violence prevention but that may indirectly prevent violence (e.g., policies for paid leave, gender wage gap, etc.). We end the chapter with caveats, conclusions, and future directions. The ultimate goal of this chapter is to stimulate the development of, and research into, novel approaches for the primary prevention of IPV/TDV at multiple layers of the social ecology. The eradication of such forms of violence will ultimately require comprehensive efforts that integrate these multilayer strategies.

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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Masculinity and Violence Against Women from a Social-Ecological Perspective: Implications for Prevention

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D’Inverno²,

Bogen³

et al. 2019

Handbook of Interpersonal Violence and Abuse Across the Lifespan

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“…In this study, women who were working in early pregnancy and qualified for paid maternity leave were significantly less likely to experience physical and emotional IPV in the 12 months after childbirth compared to women not working (Gartland et al 2011). Paid leave may help reduce risk of IPV by preventing financial stressors and discord and reducing interruptions to women's advancement in the workplace through increasing gender equity, which is associated with lower rates of IPV (D'Inverno et al 2018).…”

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Best Available Evidence for Preventing Intimate Partner Violence Across the Life Span

Niolon¹,

Estefan²,

Kearns³

et al. 2020

Handbook of Interpersonal Violence Across the Lifespan

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Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious public health problem affecting millions of Americans. In addition to the consequences of injury and death, IPV is associated with a myriad of negative and long-lasting physical and mental health outcomes. Preventing IPV before it starts is critical to improving our nation's health and well-being. Although more research is needed to determine the prevention strategies with the broadest and most sustained impact, it is important to focus now on the best available evidence for preventing IPV and to assist communities in their prevention efforts. This chapter outlines the six strategies and corresponding approaches that are presented in CDC's technical package on preventing IPV (Niolon et al. Preventing intimate partner violence across the lifespan: a technical package of programs, policies, and practices. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, 2017). These strategies include those with a focus on preventing IPV from happening in the first place or to prevent it from continuing. They are as follows:

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“…4 Paid leave is associated with lower infant mortality and morbidity, 5,6 improved maternal health outcomes, 7 and lower rates of intimate partner violence. 8 There are also economic benefits, with higher rates of participation in the labor force and increased wages for women with paid leave. 4 Paternal leave has also been associated with improved maternal health outcomes, improved childhood educational outcomes, lower rates of divorce, and improved paternal engagement in the child-parent relationship.…”

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Parental Leave Policies in Canadian Residency Education

Stratton

Cook-Chaimowitz

Pardhan

et al. 2021

Journal of Graduate Medical Education

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Background In recent decades, the gender makeup of Canadian medical residents has approached parity. As residency training years coincide closely with childbearing years and paid parental leave is associated with numerous benefits for both parents and children, it is important for there to be clarity about parental leave benefits. Objectives We aimed to conduct a comprehensive review of maternity and parental leave policies in all residency education programs in Canada, to highlight gaps that might be improved or areas in which Canadian programs excel. Methods We searched websites of the 8 provincial housestaff organizations (PHOs) for information regarding pregnancy workload accommodations, maternity leave, and parental leave policies in each province in effect as of January 2020. We summarized the policies and analyzed their readability using the Flesch Reading Ease. Results All Canadian PHOs provide specific accommodations around maternity and parental leave for medical residents. All organizations offer at least 35 weeks of total leave, while only 3 PHOs offer extended leave of about 63 weeks, in line with federal regulations. All but 2 PHOs offer supplemental income to their residents, although not for the full duration of offered leave. All PHOs offer workplace accommodations for pregnant residents in their second and/or third trimester. Conclusions Although all provinces had some form of leave, significant variability was found in the accommodations, duration of leave, and financial benefits provided to medical residents on maternity and parental leave across Canada. There is a lack of clarity in policy documents, which may be a barrier to optimal uptake.

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Preventing intimate partner violence through paid parental leave policies

Cited by 19 publications

References 72 publications

Masculinity and Violence Against Women from a Social-Ecological Perspective: Implications for Prevention

Masculinity and Violence Against Women from a Social-Ecological Perspective: Implications for Prevention

Best Available Evidence for Preventing Intimate Partner Violence Across the Life Span

Parental Leave Policies in Canadian Residency Education

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