EXCERPTS from the Contents
one Introduction: much work still to do Peter Moss, Alison Koslowski and Ann-Zofie Duvander
Part I: Recent developments and the politics of leave policy
two Spain: leave policy in times of economics crisis Gerardo Meil, Pedro Romero-Balsas and Jesus Rogero-Gracia
three Poland: leave policy and the process and goals of a major reform Anna Kuroska
four United Kingdom: leave policy and an attempt to take a new path Peter Moss and Margaret O'Brien
five Israel: leave policy, familialism and the neoliberal welfare state Nadav Perez-Vaisidovsky
six Japan: leave policy and attempts to increase fathers' take-up Hideki Nakazato
seven China: leave and population policies Shirley Gatenio Gabel, Wen-Jui Han and Xiaoran Wang
eight Mexico: leave policy, co-responsibility in childcare and informal employment Candido Perez-Hernandez and Anna Escabedo
nine United States: leave policy, failure and potential Gayle Kaufman
Part II: Some current issues in leave policy
ten What do people want? Leave policy preferences in different countries Isabel Valarino
eleven Gender equality: Parental leave design and evaluating its effects on fathers' participation Ann-Zofie Duwander, Guony Bjork Eydal, Berit Brandth, Ingolfur V. Gislason, Johanna Lammi-Taskula and Tine Rostgaard
twelve Flexibility: some consequences for fathers' caregiving Berit Brandth and Elin Kvande
thirteen The workplace: challenges for fathers and their use of leave Valerie Harvey and Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay
fourteen Care-work policies: conceptualising leave within a broader framework Sara Mazzucchelli, Luca Pesenti and M. Letizia Mosoni
fifteen A social right? Access to lave and its relation to parents' labour market position Ivana Dobroti and Sonja Blum
Part III: Future directions for leave policy
sixteen Universal Basic Income: what could it mean for gender equality in care work? Alison Kosloski
seventeen The time credit system: the panacea for a life course approach? Laura Merla and Fred Deven
eighteen Towards a multi-active society: daring to imagine a new work-life regime Bernard Fusulier and Chantal Nicole-Drancourt
nineteen Reimagining parental leave: a conceptual 'thought experiment' Andrea Doucet, Lindsey McKay, and Sophie Mathieu
twenty Parental leave and beyond: recent international developments, current issues and future directions Alison Koslowski, Ann-Zofie Duvander, and Peter Moss