wow-inequalities/02-data/intermediate/wos_sample/395303fb7fbafa7f31ab69bce646e686-mun-eunmi-and-jung/info.yaml

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abstract: 'Scholars of comparative family policy research have raised concerns
about potential negative outcomes of generous family policies, an issue
known as the ``welfare state paradox.{''''} They suspect that such
policies will make employers reluctant to hire or promote women into
high-authority jobs, because women are more likely than men to use those
policies and take time off. Few studies, however, have directly tested
this employer-side mechanism. In this article, we argue that due to
employer heterogeneity, as well as different modes of policy
intervention such as mandate-based and incentive-based approaches,
generous family policies may not always lead to employer discrimination.
Adopting a quasi-experimental research design that classifies employers
based on their differential receptivity to family policy changes, we
compare their hiring and promotion of women before and after two major
family policy reforms in Japan, one in 1992 and another in 2005. Our
analysis using panel data of large Japanese firms finds little evidence
of policy-induced discrimination against women. Instead, we find that
employers who voluntarily provided generous leave benefits prior to
government mandates or incentives actually hired and promoted more women
after the legal changes, and employers who provided generous benefits in
response to government incentives also increased opportunities for
women.'
affiliation: 'Mun, E (Corresponding Author), Univ Illinois, 702 S Wright St, Urbana,
IL 61801 USA.
Mun, Eunmi, Univ Illinois, Dept Sociol, Urbana, IL USA.
Mun, Eunmi; Jung, Jiwook, Univ Illinois, Sch Labor \& Employment Relat, Urbana,
IL USA.'
author: Mun, Eunmi and Jung, Jiwook
author-email: eunmimun@illinois.edu
author_list:
- family: Mun
given: Eunmi
- family: Jung
given: Jiwook
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1177/0003122418772857
eissn: 1939-8271
files: []
issn: 0003-1224
journal: AMERICAN SOCIOLOGICAL REVIEW
keywords: 'parental leave policy; welfare state paradox; gender inequality;
employers; Japan'
keywords-plus: 'WORK-FAMILY POLICIES; PARENTAL LEAVE; SEX SEGREGATION; INHABITED
INSTITUTIONS; GENDER EQUALITY; MATERNITY LEAVE; CHILD-CARE;
DISCRIMINATION; ORGANIZATIONS; MOTHERS'
language: English
month: JUN
number: '3'
number-of-cited-references: '113'
orcid-numbers: Jung, Jiwook/0000-0002-9784-1206
pages: 508-535
papis_id: ab8a7b54378070f7e05a204067b85826
ref: Mun2018policygenerosity
researcherid-numbers: Jung, Jiwook/H-7612-2013
times-cited: '14'
title: 'Policy Generosity, Employer Heterogeneity, and Women''s Employment Opportunities:
The Welfare State Paradox Reexamined'
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:000432706800004
usage-count-last-180-days: '4'
usage-count-since-2013: '61'
volume: '83'
web-of-science-categories: Sociology
year: '2018'