The Swiss leave scheme at crossroads. Gender equality implications of parental and paternity leave proposals

• Isabel Valarino ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Lausanne

     University of Lausanne

     Lausana, Suiza

     
• Localización: RES. Revista Española de Sociología, ISSN 1578-2824, ISSN-e 2445-0367, Vol. 27, Nº. Extra 3, 2018 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Igualdad de género y permisos parentales), págs. 83-105
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.22325/fes/res.2018.35
• Títulos paralelos:
  • El sistema de permisos parentales suizo en la encrucijada. Implicaciones en términos de igualdad de género de las propuestas de permisos parentales y de paternidad
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  • español

    Suiza se caracteriza por disponer de un sistema de permisos parentales limitado y sesgado en términos de género. Este trabajo pretende dar respuesta a la pregunta sobre cuál ha sido la evolución, desde el punto de vista de la igualdad de género, de las propuestas de regulación del permiso de paternidad y parental presentadas al Parlamento suizo entre 1995 y 2014. A través de un análisis de contenido y de una puntuación estandarizada se han analizado las propuestas formuladas por los parlamentarios. Los resultados evidencian que sólo una pequeña minoría de propuestas plantean introducir incentivos para que los padres utilicen los permisos y contribuir así a reducir la desigualdad de género. El artículo termina discutiendo los desafíos a los que se enfrenta el desarrollo de una política de permisos parentales formulada desde una perspectiva de género en Suiza.

  • English

    Switzerland is characterised by a relatively laggard and gendered leave scheme. This study asks: What were the developments of parental and paternity leave policy proposals in the Swiss Parliament between 1995 and 2014 from a gender equality perspective? Content analysis and a standardized scoring methodology are used to analyse the leave policy proposals submitted by Members of Parliament. The analysis reveals that only a few proposals would create incentives for fathers to use these leaves and would therefore contribute to promoting gender equality.

    The article discusses future challenges for the development of leave policies in Switzerland from a gender equality perspective.

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