Policies to mitigate the burden of unpaid work on women
梳理了旨在减少和重新分配女性无偿照料劳动负担的政策证据,包括育儿假、税收福利设计及服务市场化等措施,对政策制定者和性别平等研究者有参考价值。
Abstract This article reviews and systematizes existing evidence on policies aimed at reducing and redistributing the uneven burden of unpaid care work borne by women. Policies directly targeting women’s time allocation between paid and unpaid work include parental leave and childcare benefits and the provision of legal rights and protections for workers in remote and flexible work arrangements. The design of taxation and social benefits systems, as well as family institutions and laws, also play an important role in the allocation of paid and unpaid work within the household. Finally, a range of policies promoting marketization of services and goods serving as substitutes for care work help women boost labour force participation and leisure time.