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The United States is the only wealthy country in the world without a national program for paid parental leave. [Joe Pinsker – The Atlantic, 9 November 2021.] READ MORE

Around the world, increasing mental health inequalities between women and men caused by COVID-19 represent a major public health concern. [Jaunathan Bilodeau, Amélie Quesnel-Valléea, Nancy [...]

Work-life balance is supposed to mean both grow, rather than sacrificing one for the other. It can seem unattainable, especially if you’re adding it to an already robust to-do list, but it can be [...]

Impact of the first federal paid maternity leave mandate in Switzerland on women’s employment and earnings around the birth of their first child and their subsequent fertility by exploiting [...]

This Key Findings report focuses on children’s relationships with parents and friends; challenges and stressful life events they have experienced; their socio-emotional well-being, the activities [...]

This American poll shows that parents —and especially mothers— are struggling to piece together care amidst a crisis marked by affordability and accessibility issues, and by low pay for childcare [...]

Using a national survey that followed Canadian workers, the authors find that work-life conflict decreased among those with no children at home. In contrast, for those with children at home, the [...]

By 2030, up to 60 percent of the world’s urban population will be under 18 years old. Yet, children and families are often invisible to urban planners, developers, and architects when creating [...]

Welcoming Remarks of the interactive discussion of Venice Declaration Signatories organized by IFFD in observance of the World Cities Day 2021.