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Maternity leave : policy and practice /

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This book examines contemporary maternity leave. It covers the historical and current public policies and their legislative intent, the parameters of maternity leave as a public health issue, and types of leave offered as employee benefits. The book also offers an illuminating perspective on how the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gordon, Victoria (Associate professor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Boca Raton : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, [2013]
Subjects:
Maternity leave > United States.
Parental leave > United States.
Parental Leave
Public Policy
Women, Working
Workplace > organization & administration
United States
Congé de maternité > États-Unis.
Congé parental > États-Unis.
Travailleuses.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Labor & Industrial Relations.
Maternity leave.
Parental leave.
United States.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This book examines contemporary maternity leave. It covers the historical and current public policies and their legislative intent, the parameters of maternity leave as a public health issue, and types of leave offered as employee benefits. The book also offers an illuminating perspective on how the policies of maternity leave play out in the practice of common lives. The author interviews professional women spanning public and private sector jobs with low and high income and at different ages and family circumstance.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xix, 296 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781466573604
1466573600
9781299710382
1299710387
0429254415
9780429254413