Parental Leave in Austria and Iceland. A comparison with a focus on the correlation to the Gender Pay Gap E-Book

Claudia Seidl

• Herausgeber: GRIN Verlag
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2023

Beschreibung

Seminar paper from the year 2023 in the subject Social Work, grade: 1,7, University of Örebro (Universität Örebro), language: English, abstract: This paper examines the potential impact of parental leave systems on the gender pay gap by comparing the cases of Austria and Iceland. The analysis takes into account the welfare state models that apply to these countries and how they are linked to the provision of social benefits related to childcare and parental leave. The objective is to gain a better understanding of the role that parental leave policies play in promoting gender equality in the workplace.