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Parental leave in Belgium

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Leila Maron () (DULBEA, Université libre de Bruxelles, Brussels)
Danièle Meulders () (DULBEA, Université libre de Bruxelles, Brussels)
Sîle O'Dorchai () (DULBEA, Université libre de Bruxelles, Brussels)

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All over Europe, parental leaves are essentially taken by women which leads to perpetuate gender inequalities in the labour market. The economic literature illustrates the issues at stake and is presented in this article to contextualise the analysis of the Belgian parental leave system. The Belgian parental leave system has two strong features: it is individualised and it offers a relatively short leave. The system could be improved by the implementation of a wage-related payment. However, priority should be given to sufficient provision of quality childcare given that this policy does not entail any negative effects on women’s employment.

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Paper provided by Université libre de Bruxelles, Department of Applied Economics (DULBEA) in its series Working Papers DULBEA with number 08-24.RS.

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Date of creation: Nov 2008
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Keywords: parental leave; family friendly policies; gender wage gap; women’s employment;

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J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
J71 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination - - - Hiring and Firing
J78 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination - - - Public Policy (including comparable worth)

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