This volume provides an international perspective on parental leave policies in different countries, goes beyond this to examine a range of issues in depth, and aims to stimulate thinking about possible futures and how policy might underpin them.

Contributions by: Sophie Mathieu, Lindsey McKay, Andrea Doucet, Bernard Fusulier, Fred Deven, Laura Merla, Sonja Blum, Ivana Dobrotic, Maria Bosoni, Luca Pesenti, Sara Mazzucchelli, Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay, Elin Kvande, Berit Brandth, Tine Rostgaard, Johanna Lammi- Taskula, Ingolfur Gislason, Guðný Björk Eydal, Ann-Zofie Duvander, Isabel Valarino, Gayle Kaufman, Anna Escobedo, Wen-Jui Han, Shirley Gabel, Hideki Nakazato, Nadav Perez-Vaisvidovsky, Margaret O'Brien, Anna Kurowska, Jesus Garcia, Gerardo Landwerlin