14th Annual Seminar 2017 Prague
Prague, Czech Republic
September 21–22, 2017
Program (PDF) of the 14th Annual Seminar 2017 in Prague
Session 1: Leave policies in the Czech Republic
Jirina Kocourková, Anna Štastná
Czech leave policies: 2017 Concept of family policy from EU perpective
Olga Nešporová
The division of care and paid work in the Czech Republic
Vera Kucharová, Kristýna Janurová
Recent research on paternity leave in the Czech Republic
Session2: Methodological Challenges in Conceptualizing and Measuring parental leave take-up
Andrea Doucet, Lindsey McKay
Who Counts and How are They Counted? Issues in Measuring Parental Leave in Canada
Johanna Närvi, Minna Salmi, Johanna Lammi-Taskula
Studying the obstacles to fathers´ leave take-up with survey and interviews – how to reach the non-users?
Work life balance and gender equity: measurement and policies in Italy
Tindara Addabbo, Valentina Cardinali,Dino Giovannini, Sara Mazzucchelli
Marre Karu
Short report on European Institute for Gender Equality: EIGE indicators project
Session 3: Leave Policies in Eastern Europe
Barbara Godlewska-Bujok
Legal strategies for enhancing fertility and (forced) flexibility of rules: Poland Between Generosity and Restrictiveness
Alexandra Macht
Parental leave and fertility in Romania
András Gábos
The Hungarian leave policy system in times of policy change
Session 4: Father Involvement
Nada Stropnik, Živa Humer
Fathers as mothers´ assistants: Father involvement in Slovenia
Thordis Reimer
Work organizations as mediators for fathers' take-up of parental leave in Germany
Andrea E. Schmidt
Leaves from work to care informally for frail or sick family members – an international perspective
Session 5: Leave Policies in NON-EU Countries I
Ingólfur V. Gíslason, Guðný Björk Eydal
How do single parents use their quota rights to parental leave: The case of Iceland
Gillian Whitehouse
Mothers' return to work transitions in Australia: evidence from a recent longitudinal survey
Susan Morrissey, Heather McDonald
New Zealand – Non-standard employees and parental leave dilemmas
Session 6: Leave Policies in Non-EU Countries II
Shirley Gatenio Gabel, Wen-Jui Han
Changing Family Leave Policies in China
Herman Kasselman
The practical implementation of leave policies in South Africa
Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay
Challenges of fathers´ leave take-up in Québec
SESSION 7: Recent Research on Leave Policies
Rahel Nedi
What can Switzerland learn from parental leave legislation in Germany, Sweden, the UK?
Isabel Valarino
Public opinion toward leave policies in 27 OECD countries