Books and monographs

• Assisting Care Leavers - Time for Action (June 2022)
• Evolving Family Models in Spain: A New National Framework for Improved Support and Protection for Families (Feb. 2022)
• Rejuvenating Korea: Policies for a Changing Society (Oct 2019)
• Part-time and Partly Equal: Gender and Work in the Netherlands (Sep 2019)
• Good Practice for Good Jobs in Early Childhood Education and Care (Jun 2019)
• The Pursuit of Gender Equality: An Uphill Battle (Oct 2017)
• Dare to Share: Germany's Experience Promoting Equal Partnership in Families (Feb 2017)
• "How is life for children?", in How's Life? 2015: Measuring Well-being (Oct 2015)
• Integrating Social Services for Vulnerable Groups: Bridging Sectors for Better Service Delivery (Jul 2015)
• Closing the Gender Gap: Act Now (Dec 2012)
• Doing Better for Families (Apr 2011)
• Doing Better for Children (Sep 2009)
• Babies and Bosses - Reconciling Work and Family Life A Synthesis of Findings for OECD Countries (Nov 2007)
• Babies and Bosses - Reconciling Work and Family Life (Volume 4): Canada, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom (May 2005)
• Babies and Bosses - Reconciling Work and Family Life (Volume 3) : New Zealand, Portugal and Switzerland (Oct 2004)
• Babies and Bosses - Reconciling Work and Family Life (Volume 2): Austria, Ireland and Japan (Nov 2003)
• Babies and Bosses - Reconciling Work and Family Life (Volume 1): Australia, Denmark and the Netherlands (Nov 2002)

 

Policy briefs

• Is childcare affordable? (Jun. 2020)
• Treating all children equally? Why policies should adapt to evolving family realities (Nov. 2019)
• How can we help stop child labour? (Feb 2019)
• Poor children in rich countries: why we need policy action (Oct 2018)
• Parental leave: Where are the fathers? (Mar 2016)

 

Working papers

• Looking beyond COVID-19: Strengthening family support services across the OECD (March 2021)
• Child labour: Causes, consequences and policies to tackle it (Nov 2019)
• Tackling child poverty in Canada (Nov 2018)
• Tackling child poverty in Korea (Nov 2018)
• Child poverty in the OECD: Trends, determinants and policies to tackle it (Oct 2018) 
• Paid Parental Leave: Lessons from OECD Countries and Selected U.S. States (Nov 2015)
• Changes in Family Policies and Outcomes: Is there convergence? (Jul 2014)
• An Evaluation of International Surveys of Children (Aug 2014)
• Labour Market Effects of Parental Leave Policies in OECD Countries (Jan 2013)
• Fathers' Leave, Fathers' Involvement and Child Development (Jan 2013)
• Effects of Reducing Gender Gaps in Education and Labour Force Participation on Economic Growth in the OECD (Dec 2012)
• Money or Kindergarten? Distributive Effects of Cash Versus In-Kind Family Transfers for Young Children (Sep 2012)
• Early Maternal Employment and Child Development in Five OECD Countries (Sep 2011)
• Israeli Child Policy and Outcomes (Mar 2010)
• Towards a Framework for Assessing Family Policies in the EU (June 2009)
• Child Well-Being and Sole-Parent Family Structure in the OECD (Mar 2009)
• What Works Best in Reducing Child Poverty (Mar 2007)
• Can Parents Afford to Work? (Dec 2005)
• The Impact of Parental Leave Statutes on Maternal Return to Work after Childbirth in the United States (May 2003)
• Social Policies, Family Types and Child Outcomes in Selected OECD Countries (May 2003)
• Career Interruptions Due to Parental Leave (Mar 2003)

 

Notes and background briefs

• Background brief on protection against dismissal in relation to pregnancy and parental leave: A short review of policies in selected OECD countries (Feb. 2023)
• Walking the tightrope: Background brief on parents’ work-life balance across the stages of childhood (Dec 2016)
• Be Flexible! Background brief on how workplace flexibility can help European employees to balance work and family (Sep 2016)
• Korea country note on birth-related leave (Aug 2016), as in: Koslowski A., Blum S. and Moss P. (eds.) International Review of Leave Policies and Research 2016  
• Who uses childcare? Background brief on inequalities in the use of formal early childhood education and care (ECEC) among very young children (Jun 2016)
• Enhancing Child Well-Being to Promote Inclusive Growth (French version) (Jun 2016)
• Background brief on fathers’ leave and its use (Mar 2016)

 

Speeches, Conferences and events

• OECD Policy Workshop on Enhancing Child Well-being, 16th January 2019 (Jan 2019)
• "Better family policies can help combine work and family commitments: Lessons from OECD countries", speech by the Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, at the Conference on Low Fertility, Challenges and Responses in the Era of Ageing Population, Seoul, Korea, 19 Oct 2017
• 3rd Child Well-being Expert Consultation - UNICEF IRC/OECD/European Commission (Nov 2015)
• 2nd Child Well-being Expert Consultation - UNICEF IRC/OECD/The Learning for Well-being Consortium/European Commission (Nov 2011)
• 1st Child Well-being Expert Consultation - UNICEF IRC/OECD/European Commission (May 2009)

 

RELATED Pages

• OECD Child Well-being Portal: This page provides a platform for conducting policy-oriented research on children, enhancing child well-being and promoting equal opportunities among children.
• OECD Gender Data Portal: Provides selected indicators shedding light on gender inequalities in education, employment, entrepreneurship, health and development, showing how far we are from achieving gender equality and where actions is needed most.

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