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emailThursday, March 28, 2013
The Politics of Work-Family Policies in France, Germany and Japan
Patricia Boling, Associate Professor, Department of
Political Science, Perdue University
Low fertility countries in Europe and Asia have adopted new
work-family reconciliation policies, with varied results. Boling
analyzes the politics of work-family reconciliation policies in
three conservative welfare states, arguing that in this policy
area, politics gets in the way of policy learning, making it
difficult to borrow the “best practices” of other countries. The
reasons for this differ, but relate to policy histories and
repertoires, political institutions, labor markets that exact high
opportunity costs from mothers who spend time at home with
children, and cultural expectations about good mothering.
Lunch will be provided. An RSVP is not required as this is an open
event.
- Location:WAPPP Cason Seminar Room, Taubman Building, Room 102
- Date:Thursday, March 28, 2013
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Time:11:40 AM
