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The policy measures used by the Hong Kong government to respond to the adult worker model and the male-breadwinner model

Yu, Sam Wai Kam; Lo, Iris Po Yee; Chau, Ruby Chui Man

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Sam Wai Kam Yu

Iris Po Yee Lo



Abstract

Based on a newly developed framework, this study examines the responses made by the government to both the male-breadwinner model and the adult worker model. It sheds new insights into possible ways of assisting women to achieve secure retirement .

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Yu, S. W. K., Lo, I. P. Y., & Chau, R. C. M. (2021). The policy measures used by the Hong Kong government to respond to the adult worker model and the male-breadwinner model. In Chinese families: tradition, modernisation, and change (175-196). Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1530-353520210000016010

Acceptance Date Apr 13, 2020
Online Publication Date Jan 25, 2021
Publication Date Jan 25, 2021
Deposit Date Apr 27, 2020
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Publisher Emerald
Pages 175-196
Series Title Contemporary perspectives in family research
Series Number 16
Series ISSN 1530-3535
Book Title Chinese families: tradition, modernisation, and change
Chapter Number 9
ISBN 9781800711570
DOI https://doi.org/10.1108/S1530-353520210000016010
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/4349445
Publisher URL https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/S1530-353520210000016010/full/html

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