Percentage of Women Returning to Work after Maternity Leave and Analysis of Leave Policies during Pregnancy and Child Care

• Project/Area Number: 22530293
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Economic policy
• Research Institution: Hannan University
• Principal Investigator: NISHIMOTO Mayumi 阪南大学, 経済学部, 教授 (00388604)
• Project Period (FY): 2010-04-01 – 2014-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,120,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥720,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
• Keywords: 育児休業 / 配偶者出産休暇制度 / 子の看護休暇制度 / 育児休業制度 / 短時間勤務制度 / 育児支援

Research Abstract

This study analyzes the factors that may contribute to an increase in the percentage of women who return to work after maternity leave. I seek to characterize the policies necessary to reconcile the demands of the workplace with the demands of pregnancy and child care. Specifically, I describe the policies and workplace environments of companies that have a high percentage of women returning to work after childbirth and analyze the factors contributing to this high percentage. I also examine policies governing leave when an employee's spouse has given birth and when an employee's child is sick or injured in order to determine the necessary conditions for these policies to function effectively. Throughout this analysis, I also focus on the issue of the husband's participation in parenting.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] 育児休業取得後の復職率に関する分析 (2013)
  • Author(s): 西本真弓
  • Journal Title: Occasional Paper NO.55, Institute of Industrial and Economic Research, Hannan University Volume: 55巻 Pages: 1-12
  • NAID: 40021591375
• [Journal Article] 介護のための休業形態の選択について―介護と就業の両立のために望まれる制度とは? (2012)
  • Author(s): 西本真弓
  • Journal Title: 日本労働研究雑誌 Volume: 第623号 Pages: 71-84
  • NAID: 40019340498
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 介護のための休業形態の選択について ―介護と就業の両立のために望まれる制度とは？ (2012)
  • Author(s): 西本真弓
  • Journal Title: 日本労働研究雑誌 Volume: 第623号 Pages: 71-84
  • NAID: 40019340498
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 地域データによる晩婚化・少子化の分析 (2011)
  • Author(s): 西本真弓、駿河輝和
  • Journal Title: 阪南論集 Volume: 第46巻第2号 Pages: 19-39
  • NAID: 120005371591
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] 子の看護休暇の取得要因に関する分析 (2013)
  • Author(s): 西本真弓
  • Organizer: 社会政策学会第127回(2013年度秋季)大会
  • Place of Presentation: 大阪経済大学
  • Year and Date: 2013-10-13
• [Presentation] 子の看護休暇の取得要因に関する分析 (2013)
  • Author(s): 西本真弓
  • Organizer: 社会政策学会第127回（2013年度秋季）大会
  • Place of Presentation: 大阪経済大学
• [Presentation] 育児休業取得後の復職率に関する分析 (2011)
  • Author(s): 西本真弓
  • Organizer: 社会政策学会第123回(2011年度秋季)大会
  • Place of Presentation: 京都大学
  • Year and Date: 2011-10-08
• [Presentation] 育児休業取得後の復職率に関する分析 (2011)
  • Author(s): 西本真弓
  • Organizer: 社会政策学会
  • Place of Presentation: 京都大学
  • Year and Date: 2011-10-08