abstract: 'Paid parental leave policies in both Australia and Japan fit within

  Dobrotic and Blum''s (2020) classification of a selective

  employment-based entitlement model, thus offering an extension of that

  category beyond Europe and illustrating the wide variation possible

  within it. In this article we develop indices for comparing

  employment-based parental leave policies on three dimensions of social

  equality: inclusion, gender equality and redistribution. This

  combination offers an extension of classificatory schemes for parental

  leave policies and a broader basis for comparative analysis. We compare

  Australia and Japan on these indices and present a qualitative

  exploration of the origins and implications of their similarities and

  differences. The analysis draws attention to tensions between the three

  indices, illustrating intersecting and conflicting influences on the

  potential for paid parental leave entitlements to contribute to the

  amelioration of social inequalities. Overall, the comparison highlights

  drivers of difference within employment-based entitlement systems and

  underlines the need for complementary measures to advance egalitarian

  outcomes.'
affiliation: 'Whitehouse, G (Corresponding Author), Univ Queensland, Sch Polit Sci
  \& Int Studies, St Lucia, Qld 4072, Australia.

  Whitehouse, Gillian, Univ Queensland, Sch Polit Sci \& Int Studies, St Lucia, Qld
  4072, Australia.

  Nakazato, Hideki, Konan Univ, Fac Letters, Dept Sociol, Kobe, Hyogo 6580581, Japan.'
author: Whitehouse, Gillian and Nakazato, Hideki
author-email: 'g.whitehouse@uq.edu.au

  nakazato@konan-u.ac.jp'
author_list:
- family: Whitehouse
  given: Gillian
- family: Nakazato
  given: Hideki
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.17645/si.vXiX.3863
eissn: 2183-2803
files: []
journal: SOCIAL INCLUSION
keywords: 'Australia; gender equality; inclusion; Japan; leave policy design; paid

  parental leave; redistribution; social equality'
keywords-plus: 'MALE BREADWINNER MODEL; GENDER EQUALITY; WELFARE-STATE; FAMILY; WORK;

  FAMILIALISM; COUNTRIES; DIVISION; FATHERS'
language: English
number: '2'
number-of-cited-references: '45'
orcid-numbers: Whitehouse, Gillian/0000-0002-2179-0369
pages: 288-299
papis_id: 8a6d2e0a80efcf0c2aeef9ca6c12fa88
ref: Whitehouse2021dimensionssocial
researcherid-numbers: 'Nakazato, Hideki/HTM-8091-2023

  '
times-cited: '1'
title: 'Dimensions of Social Equality in Paid Parental Leave Policy Design: Comparing
  Australia and Japan'
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000661192400007
usage-count-last-180-days: '2'
usage-count-since-2013: '8'
volume: '9'
web-of-science-categories: Social Issues; Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
year: '2021'