13th Annual Seminar 2016 Madrid

September 29–30, 2016

Program (PDF) of the 13th Annual Seminar 2016 in Madrid

Session 1: Patterns of Leave use and its consequences in Spain

Gerardo Meil, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Family change in Spain

Pedro Romero-Balsas, Gerardo Meil and Jesús Rogero-García, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Innovative fatherhood in masculine professions: Spanish Rural Police using a leave alone

Lorenzo Escot, José Andrés Fernández-Cornejo and Cristina Castellanos-Serrano, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Can an egalitarian reform in the parental leave system reduce the motherhood labor penalty? Some evidence from Spain

Jesús Rogero-García and Cristina García-Sainz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Elderly care and leave policy in Spain

Session 2: Leave Policies in Latin American countries

Cándido Pérez, Research and Development Department, Early Institute, Mexico City
Perspectives on Mexican leave policies

Laura Addati, International Labour Office (ILO), Geneva
Trends and challenges in extending leave provisions: law and practice from Latin America and the world

Karina Batthyany, Universidad de la República, Uruguay
Moving towards responsibility in care: analysis of parental leave in Uruguay

Session 3: Ongoing Research

Hyunsook Kim, Organisation for Economic  Cooperation  and Development  (OECD)
Parental leave in Korea and father´s entitlements to leave

Laura Merla, Institute of Analysis of Change in Contemporary and Historical Societies (IACCHOS), Université Catholique de Louvain; Anna Kurowska, Institute of Social Policy, Warsaw University; Sonja Blum, Austrian Institute for Family Studies, University of Vienna
The child perspective in welfare states and family policies

Session 4 und 5:  Parallel Session - Ongoing Research

Anna Kurowska, Institute of Social Policy, Warsaw University
Does the extension of a well-paid parental leave increase women’s capabilities for childbearing? The case of a lowest low fertility rate country

Johanna Närvi, National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Helsinki; Minna Salmi, National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Helsinki; Johanna Lammi-Taskula, National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Helsinki
Fathers as users and non-users of Parental Leave in Finland

Lindsey McKay, Brock University; Sophie Mathieu, Université  de Montréal; Andrea Doucet, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Carleton University, Toronto
Beyond Gender: Initial Findings from a Canadian Comparative Research Program on Equality in Labour Market based Family Care Policies

Irina Kocourková, Department of Demography and Geodemography, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague
Transition of childbearing patterns from the cohort perspective in relation to parental leave scheme: Comparison between Czech and Slovak populations

Session 6:  Leave Policies experiencies in Mediterranean countries I

Karin Wall, Institute for Social Sciences, University of Lisbon
Parental leave and gender equality in Portugal: pathways and barriers to fathers’ leave in a new policy environment

Danielle Boyer, Direction Statistiques des Etudes & Recherche, CNAF, Paris
Jeanne Fagnani, CNRS MATISSE, University of Paris 1, Centre d'Economie de la Sorbonne
Recent reforms in parental leave policies in France : key issues, rationales, and outcomes

Sara Mazzuchelli, Catholic University of Milan; Dino Giovanini, Faculty of Education, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia; Tindara Addabbo, Faculty of Political Economics, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia; Valentina Cardinali, ISFOL - National research institute for vocational education and training employment and social policy
The impact of welfare and labour market policies on parental leaves and work life balance in Italy in a gender perspective: insights from public policies and firms' policies  evaluation

Session 7:  Leave Policies experiencies in Mediterranean countries II

Frances Camilleri-Cassar
Do leave policies strengthen or change the traditional gender arrangement in Malta?

Evi Hatzivarnava, Center for Gender Studies, Panteion University
Leave and child care policies in Greece: The impact of crisis

Ivana Dobrotic, Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb
Croatian leave policies - past reforms and future challenges

Session 8: Brainstorming session

Linda Haas, Department of Sociology, Indiana University-Indianapolis
“Who will stay home today?” – What do we know and what do we need to know about parental sharing of leave to care for sick children?

Session 9: Ongoing Research

Guðný Björk Eydal, Faculty of Social Work, University of Iceland; Ingólfur V. Gíslason, Faculty of Human Sciences, University of Iceland
Policies and parents on the move: Policies during times of crisis and how Icelandic and Polish parents use paid parental leave in Iceland

Ann-Zofie Duvander, Demography Unit. Department of Sociology, University of Stockholm; Eleonora Mussino, Demography Unit. Department of Sociology, University of Stockholm
Immigrants’ parental leave use in Sweden

Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay, Télé-université, Université du Québec à Montréal; Bernard Fusulier, Unité d’Anthropologie et de Sociologie, Université Catholique de Louvain; Anna Escobedo, Department of Sociology, University of Barcelona
Analyzing work-life balance in the social economy and in different professional groups