Question

In the article, 'Who Cares?' the authors examine the degree to which countries' parental leave policies reflect gender egalitarianism. What do they find? What recommendations do they make for facilitating workers to maintain work-family balance when a new child becomes part of a household? What is the difference between the 'worker' and 'earner-carer' models?

A. The article finds no correlation between parental leave policies and gender egalitarianism
B. The authors recommend reducing parental leave for gender egalitarianism
C. The article suggests flexible parental leave policies for better work-family balance
D. The worker and earner-carer models are unrelated to work-family balance in the article

Answer 1

The authors find that parental leave policies do not fully reflect gender egalitarianism. They recommend flexible parental leave policies to facilitate work-family balance.

The worker and earner-carer models differ in their emphasis on employment and caregiving responsibilities.

Step-by-step explanation:

The authors of the article 'Who Cares?' find that countries' parental leave policies do not fully reflect gender egalitarianism.

They suggest that flexible parental leave policies can help facilitate workers to maintain work-family balance when a new child becomes part of a household.

The difference between the 'worker' and 'earner-carer' models is that the worker model places more emphasis on employment and work, while the earner-carer model recognizes the importance of both paid work and unpaid caregiving responsibilities.