A Response to Arguments against Mandated Parental Leave: Findings from the Connecticut Survey of Parental Leave Policies

This article provides a throretical and empirical analysis of three of the major arguments advanced by opponents of mandated parental leave policies. These arguments are (a) that many firms already voluntarily provide parental leave; (b) that child care, not parental leave, is what parents want and...

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Published in:Journal of marriage and family 1991-05, Vol.53 (2), p.445-460
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Infant care
Labor Policy
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Childbirth
Connecticut
Disabilities
Employed Parents
Employees
Family Policy
Firms
Infant care
Labor Policy
Leaves of Absence
Maternity & paternity leaves
Maternity leave
Parental Leave
Parents
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