Editorial
Policies that support working parents and gender health equity: needed research and methodological challenges
American journal of epidemiology, kwae223
16 Jul 2024
PMID: 39013782
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Abstract
In a recent issue of the Journal, Platt et al (Am J Epidemiol. 2024;193(10):1362-1371) shed new light on the potential for supportive employment benefits, including family leave, flexible work hours, and employer-provided or subsidized childcare, to mitigate the risk of depression among full-time working mothers. The authors used a longitudinal study design and rigorous methods to carefully consider potential sources of bias, and, more broadly, their article underscores the importance of employment benefits as a social determinant of mental health for working mothers. In this commentary, we discuss some of the policy context surrounding employer benefits that support parenting, particularly around paid versus unpaid family leave laws and ordinances. We consider the ways in which the policy context affects larger structural inequities and the potential implications for internal and external validity.
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- Title
- Policies that support working parents and gender health equity: needed research and methodological challenges
- Creators
- Alina Schnake-Mahl (Corresponding Author) - Drexel UniversityJaquelyn Jahn - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- American journal of epidemiology, kwae223
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 5
- Grant note
- National Institutes of Health: K01AI168579
This work was funded with support from National Institutes of Health grant K01AI168579.
- Resource Type
- Editorial
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative; Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Health Management and Policy
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001373574800001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85217966447
- Other Identifier
- 991021893803604721
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