The Parental Leave Debate: Implications for Policy Relevant Research
作者:
McGovernPatricia,
GjerdingenDwendaK.,
FrobergDebra,
期刊:
Women&Health
(Taylor Available online 1992)
卷期:
Volume 18,
issue 1
页码: 97-118
ISSN:0363-0242
年代: 1992
DOI:10.1300/J013v18n01_05
出版商: Taylor&Francis Group
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
Legislative activity regarding parental and family medical leave has been intense, with heated debate, in both national and state political arenas. Proponents of legislation report that policy is needed because of women's increasing rate of labor force participation and the concomitant shortage of substitute infant care. Benefits of policy are presumed to include women's health and parent-child bonding. However, no direct empirical evidence exists to support these assumptions. Opponents of legislation say that the cost of policy is burdensome to employers. However, the General Accounting Office reports that the only measurable net costs to employers associated with the federal bill will be to cover the leave takers' health insurance premiums. This literature review examines the above issues and identifies a policy relevant research agenda, crucial to the development of rational and humane policy.
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