Maternity Leave Policy in U.S. Police Departments and School Districts: The impact of descriptive and social group representation in a context of gendered institutions

Maternity Leave Policy in U.S. Police Departments and School Districts: The impact of descriptive and social group representation in a context of gendered institutions

United States federal law regulating leaves of absence for maternity-related purposes pales in comparison to other nations' policies, an observation only recently receiving attention from political scientists. Providing an understanding of how maternity leave is handled by individual organiz...

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Main Author: Schulze, Corina S.
Format: Others
Published: ScholarWorks@UNO 2008
Subjects:
descriptive representation
family leave
gender
institutions
local government
maternity
police departments
political representation
pregnancy
public policy
school districts
social group representation
women
women's movement
Online Access:http://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/850
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