With increasing number of working parents, there are many obstacles for them to balance work and family life. In this paper, work-family balance policy is defined as “policy that supports the family life of working parents,” targeting working pare...
With increasing number of working parents, there are many obstacles for them to balance work and family life. In this paper, work-family balance policy is defined as “policy that supports the family life of working parents,” targeting working parents with children whose demand for a work-family balance policy is urgently needed.
Under this definition, an international comparative research is conducted on related policies such as childcare, parental leaves, working time policy, and cash/tax benefit system. Also, empirical analyses are carried out to study the effects of work-family balance policy. Lastly, a work-family balance index was developed to measure each country’s situation. Based on the results above, several policy suggestions are provided.