Methodological Challenges in Paid Parental Leave Research & Policy: Post-workshop Report

Cassandra Engeman, Alzbeta Bartova, Sofie Burman, Stephan Köppe and Armela Maxhelaku
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Abstract: The 2019 EU Directive on Work-Life Balance for Parents and Carers1 issued a set of legislative actions aimed at supporting work-life balance, encouraging equal sharing of informal care between parents and increasing women’s participation in the labour market. Actions under the Directive include continued monitoring of policy outcomes and improved data on leave take-up and use of flexible work arrangements. However, sufficient data for adequate policy evaluations and routine monitoring are still out-of-reach. The EU COST Action Sustainability@Leave Network brought together leave policy experts across academia, government and practice backgrounds for a workshop in May 2025 at the Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER). Each invited workshop participant brought experience with data collection, policy evaluation and/or policy translation to the discussion. In this report, we summarise the presentations and commentary from this unique gathering of researchers and representatives of key data collection institutions to draw practical lessons for future policy implementation and evaluation.

Date: 2025-09-12
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