Programme 2019
16th International LP & R Seminar in Hamburg, Germany
29-30th August 2019
Parental Leave in International Comparison
Webinar with Prof. Dr. Ann-Zofie Duvander (Stockholm University)
28 August 2019
Online 15.00-16.00 (CET)
Poster Session
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Finland, Germany, Greece, Japan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States of America
The seminar was funded by Fritz Thyssen Stiftung, Stabsstelle Gleichstellung (Universität Hamburg) and Gleichstellung der Fakultät für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften (Universität Hamburg)
Presentations 2019
Session 1 – Introduction: inequalities in the design of parental leave policies: the case of Germany
German parental leave policies in the context of cultural and institutional change
Birgit Pfau-Effinger
Introduction to German parental leave policies: Challenging or reproducing inequalities?
Thordis Reimer & Julia Höppner
Session 2 – Inequalities between countries: a historical perspective on the design of parental leave policies and (in)equality
Care policies in Nordic countries – challenges and continuity
Guðný Björk Eydal & Tine Rostgaard
Parental Leave Policies in Austria: Equal rights, unequal consequences?
Eva-Maria Schmidt
(In)equality dynamic of leave policies reforms in the post-Yugoslav countries
Ivana Dobrotić
Session 3 – Inequalities within countries: differences in access to parental leave benefits by workplace or employment status
Gendered employer policies in the United States
Gayle Kaufman & Richard Petts
Evaluation of parental leave in Luxembourg, focus on couples’ strategies and the role of workplace characteristics
Marie Valentova & Merve Uzunalioglu
Demand-driven provision of childcare by employers. Comparison between Germany and Poland
Jasmin Joecks, Anna Kurowska & Kerstin Pull
Session 4 – Inequalities within countries: differences in access to parental leave benefits by social status
Equalizing parental leave for sole parent families in the United States
Deborah A. Widiss
The experience of work-family conflict among divorced parents in Flanders
Annelies Van den Eynde, Anina Vercruyssen & Dimitri Mortelmans
Inequalities in paid parental leave and flexible working time arrangements in Lithuania
Ruta Braziene & Sonata Vysniauskiene
Keynote: Parental leave and inequalities - the haves and the have-nots
Margaret O’Brien
Session 5 – Inequalities between countries: access in paid parental leave and employment
Access to maternity, paternity and parental leave for people working on non-standard contracts and as self-employed in Europe
Nada Stropnik
Access to parental leave benefits: Constructing deservingness and undeservingness through policy narratives
Sonja Blum & Ivana Dobrotić
Parental leave eligibility in Australia and Japan: inclusion and exclusion in the context of labour market precarity
Gillian Whitehouse & Hideki Nakazato
Session 6 – Inequalities between countries: parental leave policies, gender and family type
Towards gender equality in parenting? A comparative analysis of parental leave and child support schemes
Mara Yerkes, Laura den Dulk & Jana Javornik
Current status of parental leave policies and arrangements for non-traditional families. Comparison of situation across EU28
Natalie Picken & Barbara Janta
Reform of the Hungarian family policy system: are employed parents the main beneficiaries?
Zsuzsanna Makay
Session 7 – Inequalities within countries: parental leave policies and gender arrangements
Gender-role attitudes and parental leave decisions after childbirth. A longitudinal dyadic perspective with dual-earner couples
Anna M. Stertz & Bettina S. Wiese
Reasons for the decrease in the number of beneficiaries of Parental leave benefit in France: exclusion, self-exclusion and disaffection
Jeanne Fagnani
Paternal take-up of parental leave: how rhythm analysis can facilitate analysis of differences and inequalities
Jamie Atkinson
Poster Session
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Finland, Germany, Greece, Japan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States of America