Maternity leave: policy and practice
by Gordon, Victoria, (Associate professor)
This book examines contemporary maternity leave. It covers the historical and current public policies and their legislative intent, the parameters of maternity leave as a public health issue, and types of leave offered as employee benefits. The book also offers an illuminating perspective on how the policies of maternity leave play out in the practice of common lives. The author interviews professional women spanning public and private sector jobs with low and high income and at different ages …
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- Full title :Maternity leave : policy and practice / author, Victoria Gordon.
Summary
This book examines contemporary maternity leave. It covers the historical and current public policies and their legislative intent, the parameters of maternity leave as a public health issue, and types of leave offered as employee benefits. The book also offers an illuminating perspective on how the policies of maternity leave play out in the practice of common lives. The author interviews professional women spanning public and private sector jobs with low and high income and at different ages and family circumstance.
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- Publication Date:2013
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):CRC Press/Taylor & Francis
- Place of Publication:Boca Raton
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2013
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xix, 296 pages) : : illustrations
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781466573604, 1466573600, 9781299710382, 1299710387, 0429254415, 9780429254413
- DOI:10.1201/b14999
- oclc:ocn846495716
- LC Classification:HD6065.5.U6
- Dewey Decimal:331.4/4
Table of Contents
What have we done to our daughters? -- Background : understanding the legislative intent and symbolism of public policies -- The evolution and devolution of maternity leave as an employee benefit -- Women's health care and the workplace -- Research approach -- The interviews : profiles of women and their perceptions and experiences -- The themes : how women cope with the myths and realities of maternity leave -- Inconsistencies in administration of maternity leave policies -- The other voices -- An international comparison the other kingdoms -- Can the fairy tale be realized or should it be rewritten?
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