Family policy and women's employment outcomes in 45 high‐income countries: A systematic qualitative review of 238 comparative and national studies

E Ferragina - Social Policy & Administration, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The article reviews the available quantitative evidence on the relationship between explicit
family policy and women's employment outcomes in 45 high‐income countries between …

Fathering and flexible working arrangements: A systematic interdisciplinary review

A Ewald, E Gilbert, K Huppatz - Journal of Family Theory & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Much of the existing literature and research in the area of fathers' flexible work has been
disciplinary specific, resulting in a fragmented understanding of the topic. The objective of …

Family policies and single parent poverty in 18 OECD countries, 1978–2008

LC Maldonado, R Nieuwenhuis - Community, Work & Family, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
This study examined to what extent family policies differently affect poverty among single-
parent households and two-parent households. We distinguished between reconciliation …

National family policies and mothers' employment: How earnings inequality shapes policy effects across and within countries

JL Hook, E Paek - American Sociological Review, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Although researchers generally agree that national family policies play a role in shaping
mothers' employment, there is considerable debate about whether, how, and why policy …

Same-sex couples' division of labor from a cross-national perspective

M Van der Vleuten, E Jaspers… - Journal of GLBT Family …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This study concerns how male and female same-sex couples across countries organize their
paid and household labor. Using unique data compiled from multiple national surveys in 7 …

Gender inequality in work location, childcare and work-life balance: Phase-specific differences throughout the COVID-19 pandemic

MA Yerkes, J Besamusca, R van der Zwan, S André… - PloS one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Objective Much research on the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrates the
unequal impact on men and women in many countries but empirical evidence on later …

Women's worldwide education–employment connection: a multilevel analysis of the moderating impact of economic, political, and cultural contexts

C Bussemakers, K Van Oosterhout, G Kraaykamp… - World Development, 2017 - Elsevier
Education is a core driver of female employment and empowerment all over the world. As
development studies have shown, the strength of this educational effect however varies …

Poverty in old age

B Ebbinghaus, K Nelson… - … international handbook of …, 2019 - taylorfrancis.com
While the financial sustainability of pension systems has been high on reform agendas, the
adequacy of retirement incomes has only recently come into focus. This chapter analyses …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of migrant background and parent gender on child protection decision-making: An intersectional analysis

F Middel, ML López, J Fluke, H Grietens - Child abuse & neglect, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Disparities in decision-making are a recognized concern within child protection
systems and imply that marginalized groups are being treated unequally compared to …

Mother's instinct? Biological essentialism and parents' involvement in work and childcare

R Gaunt, FM Deutsch - Sex Roles, 2024 - Springer
Despite wide public support for gender equality in work and caregiving, family
responsibilities are still divided predominantly along traditional gender lines. This study …