出版社：Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training
摘要：Presently in Japan, efforts are being made to introduce ¡°the work-life balance
programs,¡± notably provision of child care leave and family care leave and
reduction of long-time work, which aim to balance work and private life and to
help workers make their jobs and domestic roles such as parenting compatible.
Nevertheless, not much progress has been observed and the effects of these
programs are widely questioned. In this paper, I would like to analyze how
child care leave, which is one of the work-life balance programs, affects the
employment and recruitment of female workers. The results of my analysis
imply that companies consider it a cost for their female employees to take
child care leave.
