Parental leave policies

Following are some online documents on parental leave policies in Canada and Europe. The items are listed from the most recent to the least recent with undated materials at the end of the list.

Research on parental leave policies and children's development: Implications for policy makers and service providers
Donna Lero, February 2003
SOURCE: Centre for Excellence on Early Childhood Development
Full paper in pdf.

Two policy paradigms: Family responsibility and investing in children
Caroline Beauvais and Jane Jenson, 2001
SOURCE: Canadian Policy Research Networks
Executive summary and full report available online.

Analysis of UI coverage for women
SOURCE: Canadian Labour Congress, 2000
Full report available online.

Employment insurance parental and sickness benefits
SOURCE: Human Resources Development Canada, 2000
Full report available online.

Maternity leave, parental leave, and self-employed workers: Time for action!
Sylvain Schetagne
Perception, Volume 24, Number 4, March 2000
SOURCE: Canadian Council on Social Development
Full article available online.

Employment after childbirth
The Daily, Wednesday, September 1, 1999
SOURCE: Statistics Canada
Full report available online.

Employment insurance support to families with newborns
The Daily, October 25, 1999
SOURCE: Statistics Canada
Full article available online.

Canada: Maternity leave leader
Kathleen Keena, , February 16, 1998
SOURCE: Toronto Star, Washington Bureau
Full article available online.

Changes in women's work continuity
Janet Fast & Moreno Da Pont
Canadian Social Trends, Autumn 1997
SOURCE: Statistics Canada
Full article available online.

Average weekly employment insurance benefits
SOURCE: Statistics Canada
Full text available online:

EUROPE

Parental leave policies: An essential ingredient in early childhood education and care policies
Sheila Kamerman, 2000
SOURCE: Institute for Child and Family Policy at Columbia University
Available online. (See "Publications".)

Parental leave in Denmark
Tine Rostgaard, Mogens N. Christoffersen & Hanne Weise, 2000
SOURCE: Danish National Institute of Social Research
Full report available online.

Maternity protection at work - Report V(1)
SOURCE: International Labour Conference, 87th Session, 1999
Full report available online:

Comparative family policy: Eight countries' stories
Kathy O'Hara
SOURCE: Canadian Policy Research Networks, 1998
Full report available online.

USEFUL WEB SITES

The Clearinghouse on International Developments in Child, Youth and Family Policies Country Reports
The Clearinghouse on International Developments in Child, Youth and Family Policies at Columbia University web site.
Features detailed information about services, benefits and family leave policies in Europe, Australia and New Zealand, the US and Canada.
(Select "Country" option on the left side and then choose country by choosing its corresponding flag.)

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