Social Europe (11.09.2019) The Nordic countries, with their strong public spheres, are more supportive than those which elevate the family as a private institution.
Le Temps (12.09.2019) Le modèle du congé parental, entré trop tardivement dans le débat en commission, n’a pas fait le poids face au congé paternité. Le Conseil national opte pour une solution minimaliste, rejetant aussi l’initiative de Travail.Suisse
yabiladi (30.08.2019) Le conseil de gouvernement, réuni jeudi à Rabat sous la présidence du chef du gouvernement, Saadeddine El Othmani, a adopté le projet de décret n° 2.19.750 modifiant le décret n°2.08.358 publié le 9 juillet 2008, établissant le montant d’allocation familiale accordée par la Caisse nationale de sécurité sociale (CNSS).
The Sidney Morning Herald (22.08.2019) Australian academics are looking to Iceland when it comes to ways to increase the proportion of fathers who take paternity leave. Asdís Arnalds, from the faculty of social work at the University of Iceland, will give the keynote address at the Australian National University on Thursday about how her country has doubled the proportion of fathers who take paternity leave from 40 per cent to 80 per cent since it was extended from six months to nine months.
Europa (02.08.2019) The European Platform for Investing in Children (EPIC) has published a policy memo on mechanisms supporting single parents.
theguardian (11.07.2019) New parents are given 240 days off between them – but corporate pressure means it’s men who then return to work
independent. (08.07.2019) Less than one in three new fathers take paternity leave, a study has found. Research suggests roughly a third (31 per cent) of eligible new fathers used paternity leave in the last year compared to 32 per cent the previous year.
The Diplomat (15.06.2019) The subject is fast becoming a hot topic in the region.
OECD Observer (May 2019) Indonesia’s social protection system generates fewer headlines but is no less impressive. It now reaches almost the entire population, helping people escape from poverty, access health facilities, go to school and feed themselves. Whatever the result of the presidential vote, there is no doubting the growing contribution of social protection to Indonesia’s democracy.
The National (29.05.2019) They will receive financial aid and full health insurance under the National Strategy for Social Protection
