Family policies are a crux of welfare state offerings aimed at encouraging maternal employment and closing the gender wage gap. A range of studies have documented welfare state regimes using family friendly policies as a central organizing unit. Yet, these policies have a range of intended and unintended effects.
This session will look at women’s status in a range of countries with different family policy regimes. Professor Judy Treas will provide updates on her recent cross-national research on women’s status in the home. This will provide insight into how family policies reproduce and alleviate gender inequality within families. Professor Michelle Budig will discuss how women’s economic opportunities vary across family friendly welfare states. The session will address the main question: are family friendly welfare policies enough?
Professor Judith Treas studies issues of inequality, gender, family, aging and the life course, often from a cross-national perspective. She pioneered research relating gender inequality in household labour to country characteristics. Her research and teaching has led to over 100 published articles, chapters, and books and her contributions have been recognized by many bodies such as the American Sociological Association and the National Council on Family Relations.
Professor Michelle Budig is an expert on gender, the maternal wage gap, and cross-national policies. Her recent work investigates the influence of public policies on the maternal wage gap across various countries and her current research assesses the impact of female entrepreneurship on the maternal wage gap and employment outcomes. Professor Budig’s work has received several awards and been recognised by the American Sociological Association.
When:
Thursday 22 October 2015
5.30pm - 7.00pm
Where:
234 Queensberry St
Melbourne Graduate School of Education
The University of Melbourne
PARKVILLE VIC 3010
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Questions?
Contact Lauren Sanders in the School of Social and Political Sciences at [email protected] or on 9035 6909.
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