Parental Leave and Beyond: Recent International Developments, Current Issues and Future Directions - Paperback

by Sophie Mathieu (Contribution by), Lindsey McKay (Contribution by), Andrea Doucet (Contribution by)

This volume brings together contributors from 18 countries to provide international perspectives on the politics of parental leave policies in different parts of the world. Initially looking at the politics of care leave policies in eight countries across Europe, the US, Latin America and Asia, the book moves on to consider a variety of key issues in depth, including gender equality, flexibility and challenges for fathers in using leave. In the final section of the book, contributors look beyond the early parenthood period to consider possible future directions for care leave policy in order to address the wider changes and challenges that our societies face.

Author Biography

Peter Moss is Emeritus Professor of Early Childhood Provision at UCL institute of Education, University College London, and co-founder of the international Network on Leave Policies and Research.

Ann-Zofie Duvander is Professor of Demography at the Department of Sociology at Stockholm University and one of the coordinators of International Network on Leave Policies and Research.

Alison Koslowski is Professor of Social Policy and Research Methods at the University of Edinburgh, and co-editor of the annual International Review on Leave Policies and Related Research.