The Compatability of Family and Employment: Results of a comparative study of maternity/parental leave measures in West Germany, Austria, Hungary, Finland and Sweden
Monika Jaeckel
(Researcher at the Deutsches Jugendinstitut in Munich on projects concerning the situa‐tion of families, specifically of mothers. )
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Abstract
Results of a comparative study of maternity/parental leave measures in five European countries indicate that as long as there is no change in society's assessment of gainful employment and household chores, women in all countries will be burdened with this contradiction.
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Citation
Jaeckel, M. (1983), "The Compatability of Family and Employment: Results of a comparative study of maternity/parental leave measures in West Germany, Austria, Hungary, Finland and Sweden", Equal Opportunities International, Vol. 2 No. 3, pp. 31-34. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb010383
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:MCB UP Ltd
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