Leave Policies and Research

The New Roles of Men and Women and Implications for Families and Societies

“…Their efforts have received increasing policy support at both the national and European levels (Hobson 2002;Moss 2014). However, the company level, especially employers' and co-workers' attitude towards active fathers, is likely to be of particular importance for the transformation of the male gender role (Brandt and Kvande 2002;Haas and Hwang 2009;Behnke and Meuser 2012).…”

Parental Leave Policies, Gender Equity and Family Well-Being in Europe: A Comparative Perspective

“…Given that the main reason for this typology is its usefulness in understanding diversity, the two models describe countries (Germany, Austria, Portugal) where recent changes have made them into interesting case types. 'Sweden, Denmark, lceland, NOlway, Finland, Slovenia, France, Belgium, Germ"any, Austria, Poland, Estonia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Netherlands, UK, Ireland, Switzerland, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece. Data for the 22 countries on leave systems, ECEC services, maternal employment and couples' employment patterns were taken from the reviews and statistical data coIlected by the International Network on Leave Policy and Research, in particular, the Annual Reviews of the last 6 years (Moss and O'Brien 2006;Moss and Wall 2007;Moss and Korintus 2008;Moss and Fusulier 2009;Moss and Kocourkovà 2010;Moss 2011). Eurostat data was used for female employment rates and part-time work.…”

"The Swiss leave scheme at crossroads. Gender equality implications of parental and paternity leave proposals"

“…Leave schemes vary considerably from one country to another (Addati, Cassirer, & Gilchrist, 2014;Moss, 2015). Depending on their set upthe leave length, level of payment and type of entitlement -they may promote, enable, or on the contrary impede the equal sharing of caregiving activities by mothers and fathers (Brighouse & Wright, 2008).…”