77 lines
2.5 KiB
YAML
77 lines
2.5 KiB
YAML
abstract: 'Consistent with Pope Francis''s efforts to eradicate social exclusion,
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most countries in the world have already adopted care leave policies in
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an effort to reduce the conflict between being an employee and being a
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caregiver. Care leave policies allow workers time off for family or for
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self-care. Historically, care leave policies such as maternity leave are
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viewed as an employee benefit akin to short-term disability leave,
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providing job-protected time off for new mothers. This study reviews the
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literature of the short- and long-run economic and societal effects of
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care leave policies globally, with a specific focus on care leave
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policies in the United States. Care leave produces positive labor market
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and health outcomes, including increases in leave taking, improvement in
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replacement wages, improvements to profitability and employee morale,
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increases in female workforce participation and continuity, increases in
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birth weight, and decreases in infant mortality. Despite positive
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effects, labor market inequalities such as decreases in female labor
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market participation rates, gender wage gaps, and occupational
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segregation are often promoted by care leave policies. The conflicted
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findings in care leave research muddle the anticipated effects of paid
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care leave but allow room for alternative policy recommendations.'
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affiliation: 'Freiberg, T (Corresponding Author), New Sch, Milano Sch Policy Management
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\& Environm, New York, NY 10011 USA.
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Freiberg, T (Corresponding Author), St Johns Univ, Peter J Tobin Sch Business, Econ,
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Jamaica, NY 11439 USA.
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Freiberg, Tracey, New Sch, Milano Sch Policy Management \& Environm, New York, NY
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10011 USA.
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Freiberg, Tracey, St Johns Univ, Peter J Tobin Sch Business, Econ, Jamaica, NY 11439
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USA.'
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author: Freiberg, Tracey
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author_list:
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- family: Freiberg
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given: Tracey
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1111/ajes.12293
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eissn: 1536-7150
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files: []
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issn: 0002-9246
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journal: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS AND SOCIOLOGY
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keywords-plus: PARENTAL LEAVE; PAID; CALIFORNIA; IMPACT; GENDER; WORK
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language: English
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month: SEP
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number: '4'
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number-of-cited-references: '57'
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orcid-numbers: Freiberg, Tracey/0000-0002-4353-7348
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pages: 1009-1037
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papis_id: 5a7a22afa92d0d269dcb4fbc4cc14e0a
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ref: Freiberg2019effectscare
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times-cited: '4'
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title: 'Effects of Care Leave and Family Social Policy: Spotlight on the United States'
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type: Article
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unique-id: WOS:000510702000008
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '11'
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volume: '78'
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web-of-science-categories: Economics; Sociology
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year: '2019'
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