On Paternity Leaves and Parental Leaves – The Dilemma over “Daddy Days”
Filipino fathers generally refrain from undertaking childcare functions, an attitude that can be traced from the traditional notion that men are the economic providers while women are the nurturers of the family. In 1996, a breakthrough legislation was passed by the Philippine Legislature providing for seven days of paid paternity leave. A good beginning, but certainly not sufficient if the intention is really for the father and mother to share in the joys and pains of parenthood. Thus, Filipino women are left with no choice but to be mothers first and workers second. The article will look at experiences in the United States, Canada, France, and Sweden and conclude that a shared system of paid parental leave might be a promising solution to encourage Filipino men to perform more caring functions at home and to allow Filipino women greater participation in the world of work.
Contemporary Western European Feminism
Figures, tables and maps. Abbreviations. Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction. Part 1: Western European Women: An Overview 1. The postwar movements: Their character. Their significance. Why call it the second wave? Why the new wave movements developed. Mass protest. The diversity of second-wave feminism 2. Women's status and employment: Women in the labour force. Women and technology. Women and domestic work. Women in politics. Women and civil liberty. Some hypotheses. Part 2: Some Characteristics of Individual Countries 3. Progressiveness in Scandinavia: Sweden. Norway. Denmark. Finland. Iceland. The model examined 4. Conservatism in Germanic countries: West Germany. Austria. Switzerland. The model examined 5. Fringe upheavals and creative traditionalism in France and the Netherlands: The Netherlands. France. The model examined 6. Revolutions and radicalism in Southern Europe: Portugal. Spain. Greece. Italy. The model examined Part 3: The Outlook 7. Into the 1990s: The coming Europe. Appendix: Feminist research addresses. References: Alphabetical. Cross reference by country. Index: Names and places index. Subject index.
The Challenge of Employment in India: An Informal Economy Perspective Volume I - Main Report
India is perhaps the first country to set up, at the national level, a commission to study the problems and challenges being faced by what in India is called the unorganized economy - or the informal economy as it is usually referred to internationally â€“ and recommend measures to the government to address them. [NCEUS Report] [http://theopendata.com/site/tag/nceus/]