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Awareness, Access, and Perceptions around Parental benefits among Urban Argentinians

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dc.contributor.authorCherchi, Ludovica
dc.contributor.authorJain, Himanshi
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-13T21:02:10Z
dc.date.available2025-02-13T21:02:10Z
dc.date.issued2025-02-13
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines parental benefits in Argentina, focusing on their role in addressing gender inequality and labor market challenges during pregnancy and post-childbirth. Drawing on the International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention 183, the study extends its core elements of maternity protection to evaluate the needs of formal and informal sector workers. Using desk research and a survey of 832 urban Argentinians, the findings highlight a benefits system that is more inclusive than many in the region, with a Parenthood score above the Latin American and Caribbean average. However, significant gaps persist, including disparities between formal and informal workers, complex eligibility rules, insufficient leave durations, limited monitoring mechanisms, and unmet parental needs. To enhance inclusivity and accessibility, the paper recommends extending minimum leave durations, financing paternity leave through social security contributions, simplifying income support programs, improving data transparency, addressing childcare gaps for working parents, and fostering compliance with family-friendly workplace policies. Additionally, there is a need for economic analysis of these programs' fiscal costs and sustainability, particularly given their reliance on hybrid financing models. The study advocates a shift from maternity-focused policies to a comprehensive parental benefits framework that integrates fathers, aligns with labor market dynamics, promotes gender equality, and ensures long-term fiscal sustainability.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099020925201535175/P1766171629a5501e1b8f219e26a349f984
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/42819
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/42819
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/42819
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesSocial Protection and Jobs Discussion Papers; 2503
dc.rightsCC BY-NC 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo
dc.subjectDECENT WORK
dc.subjectGENDER EQUALITY
dc.subjectPARENTAL BENEFITS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET CHALLENGES
dc.subjectCHILDCARE GAPS
dc.subjectFISCAL SUSTAINABILITY
dc.titleAwareness, Access, and Perceptions around Parental benefits among Urban Argentiniansen
dc.typeWorking Paper (Numbered Series)
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okr.date.disclosure2025-02-13
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-14T11:52:35.017739Z
okr.date.lastmodified2025-02-10T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypeWorking Paper (Numbered Series)
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099020925201535175/P1766171629a5501e1b8f219e26a349f984
okr.guid099020925201535175
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okr.identifier.externaldocumentum34454615
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okr.identifier.report197190
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099020925201535175/pdf/P1766171629a5501e1b8f219e26a349f984.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.countryArgentina
okr.topicGender::Gender and Development
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Employment and Unemployment
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Wages, Compensation & Benefits
okr.unitPeople - SP Global Engagement (HSPGE)
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