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Source: Child Welfare
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1. Garrett, Patricia
Wenk, Deeann L.
Lubeck, Sally
Working Around Childbirth: Comparative and Empirical Perspectives on Parental-Leave Policy
Child Welfare 69,5 (September-October 1990): 403-413.
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Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Georgia Children's Home Society
Keyword(s): Child Care; Childbearing; Labor Force Participation; Legislation; Maternal Employment; Women

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An examination of international parental-leave policies, legislation, and trends. Statistics regarding women's reincorporation into the workforce after child delivery are analyzed, as well as infant day care needs. It is concluded that parental-leave policies need to incorporate job protection and wage replacement; an insurance fund is also recommended.
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Garrett, Patricia, Deeann L. Wenk and Sally Lubeck. "Working Around Childbirth: Comparative and Empirical Perspectives on Parental-Leave Policy." Child Welfare 69,5 (September-October 1990): 403-413.