Childcare and the Politics of Parenthood in Advanced Economies

Session Submission Type: Full Paper Panel

Session Description

How do parenthood and childcare impact national political discourse and how is this reflected in childcare policy in advanced economies? In this panel, the authors contribute to our understanding of these issues as unique political phenomena. Amanda Bittner and Melanee Thomas explore the impact of parenthood on political values, with a focus on intersectional variation in attitudes. Tae Hyun Lim unpacks the electoral inputs that give rise to childcare as a national political issue in some advanced countries but not others. Audrey Latura looks at employer-provided childcare in liberal welfare regimes, a political solution to a social policy gap that has met with mixed results.

Sub Unit

• DIVISION 14: Comparative Politics of Advanced Industrial Societies

Cosponsor

• DIVISION 31: Women and Politics Research

Individual Presentations

• Parenthood’s Effects on Global Political Behavior - Amanda Bittner, Memorial University of Newfoundland; Melanee Thomas, University of Calgary

• Elections and Policy Development: Childcare Expansion in South Korea - Tae Hyun Lim, Syracuse University

• Employer-Provided Childcare in Liberal Welfare States - Audrey Latura, Harvard University

Chair

• Margarita Estevez-Abe Syracuse University

Discussant

• Ana Catalano Weeks University of Bath