New Family Arrangements, Old Gender Social Conventions: Parental Leave as Public Policy to Deal with these Tensions

Authors

  • Luana Pinheiro Secretaria Especial de Políticas para as Mulheres
  • Marcelo Galiza Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada
  • Natália Fontoura Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-026X2009000300013

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to address the gap between the actual changes in the family structure and how the State deals with these matters through public policies which only take into account a strict and conventional model of family (nuclear families, consisting of couples with children), which reaffirms traditional gender conventions. As an example of this gap, we will present the case of work leave for the care of dependents, taking into account the information produced in the research Portrait of Inequalities, that highlights the establishment of new types of family structure.

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Published

2009-09-29

How to Cite

Pinheiro, L., Galiza, M., & Fontoura, N. (2009). New Family Arrangements, Old Gender Social Conventions: Parental Leave as Public Policy to Deal with these Tensions. Revista Estudos Feministas, 17(3), 851. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-026X2009000300013

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 3 (2009)

Section

Dossiers

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