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Assessing national action through emergency paid leave to mitigate the impact of COVID-19-related school closures on working families in 182 countries
Originally published 2022-09-12 · Global Social Policy
SAGE Publications · DOI 10.1177/14680181221123800 ↗
Working-family evidence
Work, care and the whole person.
Assesses how governments addressed emergency care needs, asking employers to plan shared responsibility when schools and care systems close.
Directly examines work and family life, parenting, caregiving or employment policies for families.
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What happens to work when the school or childcare center suddenly closes?
Assesses how governments addressed emergency care needs, asking employers to plan shared responsibility when schools and care systems close.
Study context
Emergency and pre-pandemic childcare-leave policies across 182 countries.
Age / stage: Working parents affected by school and childcare closures.
Read with three questions
- Which countries had usable pre-pandemic leave and which introduced new measures?
- How did leave duration compare with the length of closures?
- Which excluded groups and income-protection details would matter in a preparedness plan?
Keep the limits in view
A policy inventory does not measure implementation, uptake or family outcomes; pandemic legislation is historical and should not be assumed to remain in force.
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Amy Raub; Jody Heymann (2022). Assessing national action through emergency paid leave to mitigate the impact of COVID-19-related school closures on working families in 182 countries Global Social Policy. https://doi.org/10.1177/14680181221123800
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