Feng Joyce Yen, Han Wen-Jui
Department of Social Work at National Taiwan University.
Fam Relat. 2010 Jul 1;59(3):297-312. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2010.00603.x.
Using the first nationally representative birth cohort study in Taiwan, this paper examines the role that maternity leave policy in Taiwan plays in the timing of mothers returning to work after giving birth, as well as the extent to which this timing is linked to the amount of time mothers spend with their children and their use of breast milk versus formula. We found that the time when mothers returned to work coincided with the duration of guaranteed leave. In particular, mothers with a labor pension plan resumed work significantly earlier than mothers with no pension plan, and mothers with no pension plan returned to work significantly later than those with pension plans. The short leave of absence guaranteed under existing policies translated into mothers spending less time with their children and being more likely to exclusively use formula by 6 months after birth. In contrast, mothers who resumed work later than 6 months after birth were more likely to have not worked before birth or to have quit their jobs during pregnancy. Implications and recommendations for parental leave policy in Taiwan are discussed.
利用台湾第一项具有全国代表性的出生队列研究，本文探讨了台湾产假政策在母亲产后重返工作岗位的时间安排中所起的作用，以及这一安排与母亲陪伴孩子的时间长短以及她们使用母乳而非配方奶粉的程度之间的关联。我们发现，母亲重返工作岗位的时间与法定产假时长一致。具体而言，参加劳动年金计划的母亲比未参加的母亲更早重返工作岗位，而未参加劳动年金计划的母亲比参加的母亲更晚重返工作岗位。现行政策规定的短暂产假使得母亲陪伴孩子的时间减少，并且在孩子出生6个月后更有可能完全使用配方奶粉。相比之下，在孩子出生6个月后才重返工作岗位的母亲在产前更有可能未曾工作或在孕期辞职。文中讨论了台湾育儿假政策的影响及建议。
