New research from Gillian Whitehouse, Julie Hulcombe, and Sandra Capra examines flexible work implementation in allied health professions, analyzing managers' experiences with part-time roles post-maternity leave in Australian hospitals. doi.org/10.1080/1030...

New research by LP&R researchers examines how unpredictable work schedules affect domestic labor divisions among dual-earner parents. doi.org/10.1177/0730...

New article by Myra Hamilton, Natalie Galea, Sally Hanna-Osborne, and Alison Williams examines how to improve retention of women in construction through better parental leave transitions. www.nawic.com.au/resource?res...

New research by Zuzana Dančíková and Magda Muter examines workplace discrimination against fathers taking leave in Slovakia and Poland. www.frontiersin.org/journals/soc...

A new article by Jiřína Kocourková and Sylvie Chrtková examines family planning programs in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh—three nations that pioneered such initiatives in response to rapid population growth in South Asia. doaj.org/article/c6df...

A new article highlights Professor Deborah Brennan prescient warnings about market-based reforms to Australia's childcare system in 1999, illuminating contemporary challenges. Read here: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

A significant policy development in UK social care: Mary Daly examines the £500M fair pay agreement for care workers. While this represents progress, substantial questions remain regarding adequacy and implementation. Published in BMJ. www.bmj.com/content/391/...

In Research Handbook on Social Care Policy, Guðný Björk Eydal and Tine Rostgaard examine childcare and long-term care policies in Nordic countries.

LP&R Member Jiřina Kocourková recently responded to new data indicating Czechia faces a historic demographic crisis—fertility has plummeted to 1.37 (lowest since 1806) and migration turned negative: www.expats.cz/czech-news/a...

New research by Nevena Kulic and Tine Rostgaard examines subjective quality of childcare and long-term care across European countries. www.e-elgar.com/shop/usd/res...

Costanzo Ranci and LP&R Member Tine Rostgaard’s introductory chapter to Research handbook on social care policy argues that social care has become a distinct, mature policy domain globally. www.e-elgar.com/shop/usd/res...

A new chapter, "Promoting fatherhood through statutory paid parental leave policies" by Guðný Björk Eydal, Ásdís A. Arnalds, and Ingólfur V. Gíslason, examines parental leave policy and gender equality in care work. www.e-elgar.com/shop/usd/res...

New research by Costanzo Ranci and Tine Rostgaard in "Research Handbook on Social Care Policy" examines long-term care policy transformations across 13 OECD countries. doi.org/10.4337/9781...

A new chapter on cash-for-care schemes in long-term care by Costanzo Ranci, Barbara da Roit, Emma Garavaglia, and Tine Rostgaard explores how monetary transfers work across Western Europe. www.e-elgar.com/shop/usd/res...

A new chapter in The Oxford Handbook of Polish Politics authored by LP&R Member Dorota Szelewa with Dorota Szelewa research summarizes Polish social policy transformation post-1989. doi.org/10.1093/oxfo...

"The Concept of Care: From Origins to Future Challenges" by Mary Daly in Research Handbook on Social Care Policy provides a comprehensive critical analysis of care scholarship, examining its theoretical and empirical orientations across multiple disciplines. www.e-elgar.com/shop/usd/res...

New research from LP&R Member Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay! "Redefining the Workplace: A Quantitative Examination of Coworking Spaces in Québec" in the Journal of Human Resource and Sustainability Studies explores coworking spaces as "third spaces" for work. www.scirp.org/journal/pape...

New research from LP&R Member Anneli Miettinen and Marika Jalovaara analyzes data from 1987-2022 to examine childlessness trends in Finland by age and educational attainment. doi.org/10.1080/0032...

New chapter by Ivana Dobrotić and Blanka Plasová in "Research Handbook on Social Care Policy" examines care regime transformations in Croatia and the Czech Republic since the 1990s. www.e-elgar.com/shop/usd/res...

Andrea Doucet, LP&R Coordinator, was celebrated by Brock University for her role as a Distinguished Professor and global care scholar, highlighting how her research on gender, work and care has shaped policies worldwide. brocku.ca/brock-news/2...

New research from LP&R Members Pedro Romero-Balsas and Gerardo Meil (with Jesús Rogero-García) explores paternity leave use among migrants in Spain. doi.org/10.1017/S147...

A new scoping review by LP&R Member Shirley Gatenio Gabel with co-author Susan R. Pace in International Social Work explores the impact of human rights-based approaches in social welfare. Read here:

LP&R Member Anneli Miettinen was featured in a news article to comment on recent data from Finland that demonstrates a significant increase in fathers taking parental leaves following the 2022 family leave reform. yle.fi/a/74-20192976

New research from LP&R Member Stephan Koppe with Andrea Barigazzi and Giovanni Gallo examines the relationship between family policy changes and fertility outcomes in the European Union: doi.org/10.1111/padr...

New research from LP&R Member Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay with Ali Salehi, Sandra Dubouloz, and Céline Desmarais examines cultural determinants of telework adoption: doi.org/10.33423/jop...

New research! Check out "Care at the centre: Conceptualising the care and housing crises from an urban perspective," by LP&R Member Almut Peukert in Berliner Journal für Soziologie. doi.org/10.1007/s116...

New research from LP&R Member Gayle Kauffman, with co-authors Ewa Cukrowska-Torzewska, Anna Matysiak, and Agnieszka Kasperska, examines employer discrimination against parents taking parental leave of varying lengths: ideas.repec.org/p/war/wpaper...

LP&R Member Andrea Doucet with Sylvia Fuller, Manlin Cai, Siqi Qin analyze Canadian survey data to examine the persistence of pandemic-related changes in fathers' domestic labour involvement: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41188195/

New research by LP&R Member Raluca Popescu with Anna Plyushteva, Freke Caset, and Lena van Bergen in the Journal of Transport & Health challenges traditional transport planning paradigms by considering young carers: doi.org/10.1016/j.jt...

In a new article in Community, Work & Family, LP&R Member Anna Kurowska presents a meta-framework for understanding why individuals do not always claim social entitlements they are entitled to: doi.org/10.1080/1366...

New research from LP&R Member Mary Daly examines the UK government's £500M fair pay agreement for care workers: www.bmj.com/content/391/...

New research by LP&R Member Laura Bernardi et al. examines attitudes toward child well-being across diverse family structures in Europe, exploring how society perceives children's outcomes in non-traditional families. doi.org/10.4054/DemR...

New research from LP&R Member Anna Kurowska with Anna Matysiak and Beata Osiewalska examines the relationship between work-from-home arrangements and maternal employment re-entry. ideas.repec.org/p/war/wpaper...

New research from LP&R Member Mara A. Yerkes with Rense Nieuwenhuis, Lovisa Backman, and Jakob Strigén in Acta Sociologica reveals critical blind spots in early childhood education and care policy reform studies. doi.org/10.1177/0001...

LP&R Member Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay’s new article in the Open Journal of Social Sciences explores how environments impact workers and collaboration. doi.org/10.4236/jss....

In a new article in Social Science and Medicine, LP&R Member Laura Bernardi with Christoph Henking and Dawid Gondek explore how parental unemployment affects children's wellbeing in Switzerland and the UK. doi.org/10.1016/j.so...

In a recent article in the International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, LP&R Members Youngcho Lee and Merve Uzunalioğlu explore fathers' leave and domestic equality. doi.org/10.1108/IJSS...

New report from the Australian Institute of Family Studies! See "New mothers, employment and income: analysis using the Person Level Integrated Dataset” by LP&R Member Jennifer Baxter here: aifs.gov.au/research/res...

In a new book chapter titled "Fathers Not Wanted? Why (Increasingly) Fewer Fathers than Mothers Claim Childcare Benefit," LP&R Member Eva-Maria Schmidt examines Austria's 2016 childcare benefit reform: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

LP&R Member Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay’s new paper, "Does perceived organizational support for strength use enhance employee well-being and task performance?" explores how organizational support for employee strengths enhances well-being to improve task performance. doi.org/10.1108/JOEP...

New research by LP&R Members Johanna Närvi and Johanna Lammi-Taskula with Petteri Eerola and Johanna Terävä explores parental responsibility sharing in Finland. doi.org/10.1080/1322...

New research by LP&R Member Andrea Doucet with Margaret F. Gibson, Bridget Livingstone, and Jenna Cooper examines LGBTQ+ parents' care/work arrangements during COVID-19 in Canada. doi.org/10.1080/0091...

A colloquium by LP&R member Peter Moss proposes ten key ideas for a democratic politics of early childhood education as a political and ethical practice, challenging us to view it beyond just educational or developmental frameworks. doi.org/10.1177/1463...

LP&R Member Suzy Morrissey has published a comparative examination of the UK’s pensions system, which has under political scrutiny since mid-July 2024: doi.org/10.26686/pq....

New research on disinformation resilience in Lithuania by LP&R Member Rūta Brazienė with Daiva Skučienė and Tautvydas Vencius highlights vulnerabilities amid the Ukraine war and the need for strong welfare policy to combat disinformation. doi.org/10.17645/si....

New research by LP&R Member András Gábos and co-authors explores whether employment growth can meet the EU's 2030 poverty reduction targets. Read here: doi.org/10.17645/si....

Our September 2025 Newsletter is out now! Check out the amazing work happening across our Network - from groundbreaking research projects, to policy developments, to inspiring projects undertaken by our global membership throughout the globe. www.leavenetwork.org/news-events/...

New research by LP&R Member Mara A. Yerkes with Samuel Briones and John de Wit explores how local implementation of long-term care affects carers in Netherlands and Slovenia. doi.org/10.1332/2397...

New research by LP&R Member Fan Wu with Tenglong Wen and Hao Yan explores turnover intentions among Chinese social workers. doi.org/10.1080/1752...

New study by LP&R Member Anneli Miettinen et al. examines joint physical custody (JPC) and mothers' life satisfaction in Belgium, Finland, and Germany. doi.org/10.1080/1322...