Han Wen-Jui, Waldfogel Jane
Columbia University School of Social Work, 622 West 113th Street, New York, NY 10025, USA.
Demography. 2003 Feb;40(1):191-200. doi: 10.1353/dem.2003.0003.
We use data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation to examine the impact of leave entitlements on unpaid leave usage by men and women after the birth of a child from 1991 to 1999. The results indicate that legislation providing the right to unpaid leave has not affected men's leave usage. The results for women are mixed: in some specifications, leave entitlements are associated with increased leave taking or longer leaves, but the results depend on how we define leave coverage. Our results point to the limited impact of unpaid leave policies and the potential importance of paid-leave policies.
我们使用收入与项目参与调查的数据，来研究1991年至1999年期间产假权利对男女在孩子出生后使用无薪产假的影响。结果表明，赋予无薪产假权利的立法并未影响男性的产假使用情况。女性的结果则喜忧参半：在某些设定中，产假权利与更多的产假使用或更长的产假时长相关，但结果取决于我们如何定义产假覆盖范围。我们的结果表明无薪产假政策的影响有限，而带薪产假政策可能很重要。
