Cristina Solera

Family Act: a «revolution» in italian family policies?

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Abstract

The Family Act, recently approved by the Italian Parliament, represents an important novelty in the Italian welfare landscape: improves paternity, maternity and parental leaves; supports parents in the cost of child care services, of sport and cultural activities; incentivizes smart working and flexitime; supports house autonomy of young couples. After decades of fragmented and residual supports to both financial and care family responsibilities, creating and reinforcing a familism by default welfare model, policies that de-familialise and de-genderise are welcome. Yet, if fertility together with gender equality want to be increased, time for «reproductive work» should become a pillar of citizenship rights, valorised and paid as time for «productive work», both for women and men, and regardless the family form.

Keywords

  • Family policy
  • gender equality
  • parenthood
  • youth autonomy
  • care

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