Examines how values have changed between 1970 and 1993. Based on data collected through a random sample of 2,500, 15 to 75-year-old people interviewed in 1993.
Based on a survey of 300 employers in the UK and a public opinion survey of attitudes toward parental leave, examines schemes in industrialized countries. Proposes a social insurance model of parental leave. Includes a cost analysis of alternative schemes.
Contains an analysis of why parental leave is becoming a key policy issue, an extensive survey of parental leave schemes in 16 countries, and an assessment of the lessons to be learned. Sets out the main priciples and funding options for the UK, and argues that attitudes to parental leave will become a litmus test of how serious politicians really are about family values.
Fran Burke and her husband Adrian had always wanted children, but on their second wedding anniversary Fran was diagnosed with leukaemia. In the glare of intense media coverage, she took the desperate decision to delay treatment to try for a child, knowing the decision could cost her life. In 1992 she had the joy of giving birth to a perfect son, then risked it all again for a second baby.
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