Babies and bosses
Subtitle: reconciling work and family life : a synthesis of findings for OECD countries
Contributors: Whiteford, Peter; Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Publisher: OECD
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Paris, France
Language: eng
Number of pages: 213
ISBN-13: 9789264032446
Subjects: Work and family; Government policy; Child care; Parental leave; Family policy; Trabajo y familia
Description: Finding a suitable work/family life balance is a challenge that all parents face. Some people would like to have (more) children, but do not see how they could match that commitment with their employment situation. Other parents are happy with the number of children in their family, but would like to work more. Yet other parents who are happy with their family situation, may wish to work at different hours, or reduce hours worked to spend more time with their children. This book synthesizes the finding of the 13 individual country reviews published previously and extends the scope to include other OECD countries, examining tax/benefit policies, parental leave systems, child care support, and workplace practices.--Publisher's description.
Notes: "The report was prepared by Willem Adema and Peter Whiteford"--P. 3.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-213).

Available both in print and online.
Table of contents: title: Reconciling work and family life in OECD countries : main findings and policy recommendations; title: The demographic and family environment; title: Parents in employment : achievements and challenges; title: Tax and benefit systems and the work choices by parents; title: Parental leave to care for children; title: Formal child and out-of-school-hours care support; title: Family-friendly workplace practices.