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Defamilisation measures and women's labour force participation – a comparative study of twelve countries

Chau, Ruby C.M.; Yu, Sam W.K.; Foster, Liam; Lau, Maggie K.W.

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Sam W.K. Yu

Liam Foster

Maggie K.W. Lau



Abstract

This paper examines the relevance of two interpretations of defamilisation (“freedom of the family” and “freedom of women from the family”) to the search for effective measures for strengthening women's participation in the paid labour market. Based on these two interpretations, two types of defamilisation measures (care-focused and women's economic) are identified. Two defamilisation indices are developed respectively covering twelve countries. The importance of the two types of defamilisation measures in assisting women to access employment are discussed from two angles. The input angle refers to the extent to which countries are committed to the provision of these defamilisation measures. The output angle is about the relationship between these defamilisation measures and the degree of women's participation in the paid labour market. Through conducting these analytical tasks, this paper also contributes to the examination of the relationship between types of welfare regimes and the provision of defamilisation measures.

Citation

Chau, R. C., Yu, S. W., Foster, L., & Lau, M. K. (2017). Defamilisation measures and women's labour force participation – a comparative study of twelve countries. Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy, 33(1), 73-86. https://doi.org/10.1080/21699763.2017.1288157

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jan 25, 2017
Online Publication Date Feb 17, 2017
Publication Date Feb 17, 2017
Deposit Date Dec 13, 2019
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy
Print ISSN 2169-9763
Electronic ISSN 2169-978X
Publisher Routledge
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 33
Issue 1
Pages 73-86
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/21699763.2017.1288157
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/3547070
Publisher URL https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21699763.2017.1288157
Additional Information This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy on 17/02/2017, available online:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21699763.2017.1288157.

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