Relações de trabalho e maternidade no contexto esportivo: um estudo de caso / Labor and maternity relationships in the sports context: a case study / Relaciones de trabajo y maternidad en el contexto deportivo: un estudio de caso

A Psicologia Social do Trabalho tem contribuído para a visibilidade e ampliação da compreensão do trabalho em seus diferentes formatos e contextos de atividade, alertando para a necessidade de se olhar para os trabalhos não regulamentados, como é o caso da atleta profissional. Nesse contexto, ainda mais fragilizada é a relação de trabalho da mulher atleta, principalmente, quando ela decide ser mãe e a precariedade no trabalho se acentua. Este artigo examina a trajetória de uma atleta de rendimento da seleção brasileira de vôlei, Tandara Caixeta, por meio do que tem sido veiculado nas mídias eletrônicas, especialmente os sites esportivos, sobre sua relação trabalhista com um clube. Foram analisadas 31 reportagens em sites que relacionavam com a gravidez e sua busca na justiça por seus direitos trabalhistas. A partir dos materiais coletados foi possível compreender que a problemática em questão versou sobre dois principais pontos: a relação contratual e a desproteção das atletas por ocasião da maternidade. Conclui-se que o apoio social, familiar e da equipe é fundamental para um retorno saudável da atleta ao seu rendimento, mas o apoio financeiro é fundamental para a manutenção do bem-estar e satisfação laboral. (AU)

Social Work Psychology has contributed to enhancing the visibility and understanding of work across its various formats and activity contexts, emphasizing the importance of considering unregulated forms of labor, as seen in the case of professional female athletes. Within this context, the working relationship of female athletes becomes even more fragile, particularly when they decide to become mothers, amplifying the challenges within their working arrangements. This article examines the journey of a high-performance athlete from the Brazilian volleyball team, Tandara Caixeta, based on her electronic media coverage, particularly on sports websites, regarding her employment relationship with a club. Thirty-one reports related to pregnancy and her pursuit of labor rights through legal action were analyzed. The collected materials enabled us to discern two primary issues: the contractual relationship and the lack of protection for athletes during maternity. The study concludes that social, family, and team support are crucial for a healthy return of the athlete to her performance, but financial support is essential for maintaining overall well-being and job satisfaction. (AU)

La Psicología del Trabajo Social ha contribuido para la visibilidad y amplia-ción de la comprensión del trabajo en sus diferentes formatos y contextos de actividad, alertando sobre la necesidad de mirar el trabajo no regulado, como es el caso del deportista profesional. En este contexto, la relación laboral de la deportista es aún más frágil, especialmente cuando decide ser madre y se acentúa la precariedad del trabajo. Este artículo propone seguir la trayectoria de una deportista de élite de la selección brasileña de voleibol, Tandara Caixeta, a través de lo publicado en medios electrónicos, especialmente sitios web depor-tivos, sobre su relación laboral con su club. Se analizaron 31 denúncias en sitios web relacionados con el embarazo, que reclamaron sus derechos laborales en los tribunales. A partir de los materiales recolectados se pudo entender que el tema en cuestión trataba sobre dos puntos principales: la relación contractual y la desprotección de los deportistas durante la maternidad. Se concluye que el apoyo social, familiar y de equipo es fundamental para un retorno saludable de la deportista a su desempeño, pero el apoyo económico es fundamental para mantener el bienestar y la satisfacción laboral. (AU)

Enfermeras e matronas: sobrecargadas de trabajo, mal pagadas e infravaloradas? / Nurses and midwives: overworked, underpaid, undervalued?

En mayo se celebra el Día Internacional de la Matrona y el Día Internacional de la Enfermera, dos grupos de trabajadores que desempeñan funciones esenciales en cualquier sistema sanitario. Sin embargo, ambas profesiones -dominadas por mujeres- se caracterizan por largas jornadas laborales y bajos salarios. ¿Qué se puede hacer para mejorar las condiciones de trabajo y ayudar a enfermeras y matronas a prestar a los pacientes unos cuidados de la máxima calidad?(AU)

Recomendação nº 006, de 29 de março de 2022: recomenda a revogação da Lei nº 14311/2022, que altera a Lei nº 14151, de 12 de maio de 2021, para disciplinar o afastamento da empregada gestante / Recommendation No. 006, of March 29, 2022: recommends the repeal of Law No. 14,311/2022, which amends Law No. 14,151, of May 12, 2021, to regulate the removal of pregnant employees

Recomenda a revogação da Lei nº 14311/2022, que altera a Lei nº 14.151, de 12 de maio de 2021, para disciplinar o afastamento da empregada gestante.

Lactancia materna y feminismo: recorrido social y cultural en España / Breastfeeding and feminism: social and cultural journey in Spain / Breastfeeding and feminism: social and cultural journey in Spain

RESUMEN OBJETIVO Analizar la influencia de cambios socio-políticos, educativos y feministas de España en el mantenimiento de lactancia materna. MÉTODO Revisión histórico-descriptiva de documentación en bases de datos, Boletines Oficiales del Estado, del Ministerio de Sanidad y Consumo y Bienestar Social. RESULTADOS La lactancia materna es un fenómeno complejo influenciado por factores demográficos, biológicos, sociales y psicológicos. Ha cambiado a lo largo de la historia y, evolucionado con los movimientos feministas. La incorporación de la mujer al mercado laboral (s.XIX), produjo una modificación en el rol familiar y pareja. La sociedad del siglo XXI reclama a los poderes públicos la conciliación personal y laboral para la crianza de sus hijos. CONCLUSIONES E IMPLICACIÓN PARA LA PRÁCTICA Han sido múltiples los factores y procesos evolutivos para la situación socio-cultural de la mujer en la lactancia materna. Actualmente sigue siendo complicado compaginar gestación y crianza con el empleo, las redes formales e informales permiten avances en políticas sanitarias.

RESUMO OBJETIVO Analisar a influência das mudanças sócio-políticas, educativas e feministas em Espanha na manutenção do aleitamento materno. MÉTODO Revisão histórico-descritiva da documentação em bases de dados, Boletins Oficiais do Estado, do Ministério da Saúde e do Consumo e da Previdência Social. RESULTADOS O aleitamento materno é um fenómeno complexo influenciado por factores demográficos, biológicos, sociais e psicológicos. Ela mudou ao longo da história e evoluiu com os movimentos feministas. A incorporação das mulheres ao mercado de trabalho (século XIX), produziu uma modificação no papel da família e do casal. A sociedade do século XXI exige do poder público a conciliação pessoal e laboral para a educação dos seus filhos. CONCLUSÕES E IMPLICAÇÕES PARA A PRÁTICA Tem havido múltiplos factores e processos evolutivos para a situação sociocultural das mulheres em aleitamento materno. Hoje em dia, ainda é complicado combinar gravidez e educação com emprego, e as redes formais e informais permitem avanços nas políticas de saúde.

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To analyze the influence of socio-political, educational and feminist changes in Spain on the maintenance of breastfeeding. METHOD Historical-descriptive review of documentation in databases, Official State Bulletins, of the Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs and Social Welfare. RESULTS Breastfeeding is a complex phenomenon influenced by demographic, biological, social and psychological factors. It has changed throughout history and evolved with the feminist movements. The incorporation of women to the labor market (19th century), produced a modification in the family and couple role. The society of the 21st century demands from the public authorities the personal and labor conciliation for the upbringing of their children. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATION FOR PRACTICE There have been multiple factors and evolutionary processes for the socio-cultural situation of women in breastfeeding. Nowadays, it is still complicated to combine pregnancy and upbringing with employment, and formal and informal networks allow advances in health policies.

Situación de la lactancia materna en el jardín maternal del Hospital de Pediatría Juan P. Garrahan / Breastfeeding at the day care center of Hospital de Pediatría Juan P. Garrahan

Introducción: La incorporación de las mujeres a la fuerza laboral, así como las contradicciones existentes entre las recomendaciones de salud y el marco legal que ampara a las madres trabajadoras, hacen que no se logre cumplir las recomendaciones de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) sobre la práctica de la lactancia materna exclusiva durante seis meses y el mantenimiento hasta los dos años o más, y la introducción de alimentos apropiados para la edad y seguros desde los seis meses. Objetivo: Conocer las características demográficas de la población de estudio; la percepción de las madres sobre las barreras y facilitadores de la LM durante la jornada laboral en el hospital y elaborar estrategias que permitan facilitar la LM a los niños menores de tres años cuyas madres trabajen en el hospital. Material y métodos: estudio transversal, participaron de la investigación las mujeres que trabajaron en el Hospital Garrahan durante los meses de julio 2017 a marzo 2018, cuyos hijos de 0 a 3 años asistieron al jardín maternal del hospital. Resultados: de los 162 niños, hijos de las trabajadoras, que participaron de la investigación, 79 recibieron LM al momento de la encuesta (48,8%). El 53% de los niños menores de 6 meses recibieron lactancia materna exclusiva; el 65% de los niños de 6 a 12 meses y el 24% de los niños de 1 a 3 años recibieron lactancia materna continuada. Además, la mitad de las madres encuestadas manifestaron haber tenido problemas en relación a la LM. Conclusión: Se esperaba contar con mejores índices de lactancia materna dada la población estudiada, ya que la mayoría son mujeres profesionales y que han recibido educación en LM. Se elaboraron estrategias para mejorar los índices de lactancia en el hospital.(AU)

Introduction: The incorporation of women in the workforce as well as the current contradictions among health recommendations and the legal framework that protects working mothers lead to difficulties to meet the recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO) on exclusive breastfeeding practices during the first six months of life and maintenance up to two years or more, and the introduction of adequate and safe food according to age after six months. Objective: To identify the demographic features of the study population; the perception of mothers about the barriers and facilitators of breastfeeding during the working day at the hospital and to develop strategies to facilitate breastfeeding for children younger than three years whose mothers work at the hospital. Material and methods: A cross-sectional study evaluating mothers who worked at Garrahan Hospital between July 2017 and March 2018, with children between 0 and 3 years of life who attended the day care center of the hospital. Results: of 162 children of wokers of the hospital that participated in the study, 79 were breastfed during the study period (48.8%). Overall, 53% of the infants younger than 6 months of life were exclusively breatsfed; 65% of the children between 6 and 12 months, and 24% of the children aged between 1 and 3 years received additional breastfeeding. Half of the mothers that were surveyed manifested having problems with breastfeeding. Conclusion: Higher rates of breastfeeding were expected in the study population as the majority of the women were professionals who had information on maternal breastfeeding. Strategies will be developed to improve the breastfeeding rate at the hospital (AU)

Establishment of lactaton rooms in public and private companies: potentialities and difficulties. / Implantação de salas de apoio à amamentação em empresas públicas e privadas: potencialidades e dificuldades.

OBJECTIVE: To know how managers of public and private companies view lactation support rooms and their implantation. METHOD: This is study is based on qualitative, exploratory, and descriptive research. Twenty managers from Greater Florianópolis participated in the research, in 2015. Data were collected by means of semi-structured/projective interviews, and subjected to content analysis associated with Atlas.ti software. RESULTS: Data analysis led to the following two categories: difficulties and facilities of establishing a lactation room, with a predominance of financial difficulties and the lack of physical space. Dialectically, the subjects also recognised the low cost involved, which facilitates establishment. CONCLUSION: Financial, cultural, and political aspects make it difficult to set up lactation rooms, but the importance of this measure was acknowledged. Although the success of breastfeeding partly depends on these support rooms, it also requires multiple actions, especially the effective participation of nurses and other health workers.

Occupational violence in pregnant women in Brazil: a sample of cases in the Labor Court.

Brazilian women are still a recurring target of discrimination in the workplace, facing violence related to gender relations and moral harassment, especially when they are pregnant. When the worker perceives discriminatory acts and attitudes or any violation of the rights guaranteed by law, she may appeal to the Labor Court to initiate legal action. This in turn exposes the worker to a number of issues, such as workplace persecution and future dismissal. The rights of pregnant women to temporary stability, free time for medical examinations, change of duties and maternity leave contrast with the usurpation of the administration's workforce. The rights of pregnant women to temporary stability, free time for medical examinations, change of duties and maternity leave contrast with the growing power of labor administration.

Harassment of working women in the public health sector of Abbottabad in socio-legal perspective.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the efficacy and impact of Protection Against Harassment of Women at Workplace Act 2010 in the public health sector in its socio-legal perspective. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted from July to December 2014 in Abbottabad, Pakistan, and comprised subjects selected from 53 basic health units managed by the government. SPSS 20 was used for statistical analysis. RESULTS: Of the 450 questionnaires, 430(96.6%) were returned duly filled. Overall, 40% male (120 respondents) and 26% female (34 respondents) knew about the Act. Besides, 39% males (117 respondents) and 63% females (82 respondents) appeared unsatisfied with the complaint mechanism prescribed in the Act; all the respondents established that no case had been registered after the introduction of the Act. Overall, 31% males (93 respondents) and 57% females (74 respondents) thought that without the health governance commitment and social support structure the Act could not work. CONCLUSIONS: The Protection Against Harassment of Women at Workplace Act 2010 was considered ineffective by the respondents who were concerned about the lack of social support system for the Act.

Sugar and health in South Africa: Potential challenges to leveraging policy change.

A growing body of evidence indicates that excessive sugar consumption is driving epidemics of obesity and related non-communicable diseases (NCDs) around the world. South Africa (SA), a major consumer of sugar, is also the third most obese country in Africa, and 40% of all deaths in the country result from NCDs. A number of fiscal, regulatory, and legislative levers could reduce sugar consumption in SA. This paper focuses on a sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) tax. The purpose of the paper is to highlight the challenges that government might anticipate. Policies cannot be enacted in a vacuum and discussion is focused on the industrial, economic, and societal context. The affected industry actors have been part of the SA economy for over a century and remain influential. To deflect attention, the sugar industry can be expected either to advocate for self-regulation or to promote public-private partnerships. This paper cautions against both approaches as evidence suggests that they will be ineffective in curbing the negative health impacts caused by excessive sugar consumption. In summary, policy needs to be introduced with a political strategy sensitive to the various interests at stake. In particular, the sugar industry can be expected to be resistant to the introduction of any type of tax on SSBs.

Aleitamento Materno e Trabalho: entre as funções maternas e a responsabilidade profissional / Breastfeeding and work: between maternal roles and professional responsibility

Introdução: O trabalho materno tem sido apontado como um dos fatores que influenciam o início, a duração e a intensidade do aleitamento e vários são os fatores relacionados ao trabalho que podem influenciar a prática do aleitamento materno. Entretanto, percebemos que a grande dificuldade para alcançar melhores padrões desta prática, entre as trabalhadoras, não se encontra na falta de conhecimento materno sobre a importância de amamentar, tampouco na inexistência de programas e leis que promovam, protejam e incentivem o aleitamento. A dificuldade está também, na falta de adesão por parte das empresas/gestores em implementar as ações vigentes de forma apropriada para as funcionárias que retornam da licença maternidade, ou ainda daquelas que retornam precocemente ao trabalho por não terem um vínculo trabalhista formal. Objetivo: Compreender a experiência de mulheres trabalhadoras e gestores/empresários em relação ao aleitamento materno e o retorno ao trabalho. Método: Trata-se de um estudo qualitativo, que teve como cenário uma empresa do ramo de agronegócio da região de Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil que adota políticas de promoção, proteção e incentivo ao aleitamento materno, tais como: licença maternidade, licença paternidade, sala de amamentação, horários flexíveis, creches, entre outros. Os participantes deste estudo foram mulheres que passaram pelo processo da amamentação nos anos de 2014, 2015 e 2016, e funcionários/gestores que trabalham no mesmo setor. A coleta de dados foi realizada através de entrevista semiestruturada gravada após a assinatura do TCLE. Para analise dos dados foi utilizado o Método de Interpretação de Sentidos à luz do Materialismo Histórico Dialético, dos conceitos de gênero e das políticas de apoio à maternidade. Resultados: 16 sujeitos participaram de nosso estudo, sendo eles 10 mulheres, cinco funcionários e um gestor. Três categorias temáticas foram identificadas: A maternidade e os programas de apoio no trabalho, Fragmentação de pensamentos: entre as necessidades maternas, sobrecargas diárias e posturas profissionais e O aleitamento materno sob o prisma empresarial. Conclusão: Identifica-se que muitos são os dilemas sofridos pelo desejo de manter a prática do aleitamento materno e sentir-se segura em suas profissões e longe de olhares preconceituosos e incriminadores. Para que a mulher concilie de forma harmoniosa suas funções maternas e a sua responsabilidade profissional, além de uma rede de apoio que agregue familiares, profissionais de saúde capacitados, a mulher necessita desejar e se resignar. Destacamos no que diz respeito à empresa que a simples existência de programas de apoio dentro das empresas não representa o legítimo apoio dos funcionários/gestores demonstrando que não somente são necessários tais programas, mas também a compreensão e sensibilização destes em relação aos vários papeis sociais que a mulher representa hoje na sociedade contemporânea

Introduction: A mother"s job has been appointed as one of the factors that influence the beginning, the duration and the intensity of breastfeeding and many aspects related to her work can affect this practice. However, we realized that a great difficulty to achieve better standards of breastfeeding among working mothers is not found in the lack of knowledge about the importance of breastfeeding, let alone in the inexistence of programs and laws that promote, protect and encourage it. It is therefore found in the lack of adhesion of the companies that implement appropriate current actions for its employees who return from maternity leave, or even those who go back to work earlier than expected due to not having a formal labor relationship. Objective: To understand the relationship of working mothers and companies regarding breastfeeding and the return to their jobs. Method: A qualitative study which takes place in an agribusiness company in the region of Ribeirao Preto, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, which adopts promotion policies, protection and encouragement to breastfeeding, such as: maternity leave, paternity leave, breastfeeding room, flexible hours and daycare, among others. The participants of this study were women who went through the process of breastfeeding in the years of 2014, 2015 and 2016, and other employers who worked in the same sectors. The data was collected through semi structured interviews recorded after signing the WICF. The method used to analyze this data was the Interpretation of Senses in light of Dialectic Historical Materialism, of the concept of gender and the policies supporting motherhood. Results: 16 subjects took part in our study being 10 women, 5 employers and 1 manager. Three themed categories were identified: Maternity and Supportive Programs in the Workplace, Fragmentation of Thought: the maternal needs, daily overloads and professional postures and Breastfeeding under the Business Prism. Conclusion: Many are the identified dilemmas which mothers suffer when they have the desire of maintaining the practice of breastfeeding and feeling safe in their professions and far from prejudicial and incriminating looks. In order for the woman to deal with her maternal functions and her professional responsibilities in a consonant way, aside from a supporting network of family members and capable health professional, the woman needs to desire and relinquish herself. We highlight that regarding the company, the simple existence of supportive programs in the workplace doesn"t represent the legitimate support of employers. It also demonstrates that these programs are not only necessary, but that the understanding and awareness of the employers towards the many social roles of the woman in modern society are also needed

Welfare Reform and Labor Force Exit by Young, Low-Skilled Single Males.

While the labor market woes of low-skilled male workers in the United States over the past several decades have been well documented, the academic literature identifying causal factors leading to declines in labor force participation (LFP) by young, low-skilled males remains scant. To address this gap, I use the timing and characteristics of welfare-reform policies implemented during the 1990s and fixed-effects, instrumental variable regression modeling to show that policies seeking to increase LFP rates for low-skilled single mothers inadvertently led to labor force exit by young, low-skilled single males. Using data from the Current Population Survey and a bundle of work inducements enacted by states throughout the 1990s as exogenous variation in a quasi-experimental design, I find that the roughly 10 percentage point increase in LFP for low-skilled single mothers facilitated by welfare reform resulted in a statistically significant 2.8 percentage point decline in LFP for young, low-skilled single males. After conducting a series of robustness checks, I conclude that this result is driven entirely by white males, who responded to welfare-reform policies with a 3.7 percentage point decline in labor supply. Young black males, as well as other groups of potentially affected workers, appear to be uninfluenced by the labor supply response of less-educated single mothers to welfare reform. Impacts on young, single white males are large and economically significant, suggesting that nearly 150,000 males departed the formal labor market in response to directed welfare-reform policies.

Implantação de salas de apoio à amamentação em empresas públicas e privadas: potencialidades e dificuldades / Despliegue de habitaciones lactancia de apoyo en empresas públicas y privadas: capacidades y dificultades / Establishment of lactaton rooms in public and private companies: potentialities and difficulties

RESUMO Objetivo Conhecer a visão de gestores de empresas públicas e privadas acerca das salas de apoio à amamentação, com vistas à sua implantação. Método Pesquisa qualitativa, exploratória descritiva, realizada em 2015, da qual participaram 20 gestores da Grande Florianópolis. Para a coleta de dados, foram utilizadas entrevistas semiestruturadas/projetivas e, para a análise, a Análise de Conteúdo, associada aos recursos do software Atlas.ti. Resultados Emergiram duas categorias, a saber, dificuldades e facilidades na implantação de sala de apoio à amamentação, com predomínio de aspectos dificultadores, especialmente financeiros, envolvidos na disponibilização de espaço físico. Dialeticamente, também houve reconhecimento do baixo custo envolvido, o que facilitaria sua implantação. Conclusões Aspectos financeiros, culturais e políticos dificultam a implantação de salas de apoio à amamentação, mas há o reconhecimento da importância da medida. Para o sucesso da amamentação, a implantação de salas de apoio é importante, porém, não suficiente, sendo necessárias múltiplas ações e, principalmente, uma atuação mais efetiva da enfermagem e dos demais profissionais de saúde.

RESUMEN Objetivo Conocer la visión de los gestores de la empresa pública y privada sobre las habitaciones de apoyo a la lactancia, con vistas a su puesta en práctica. Método La investigación fue cualitativa, exploratoria y descriptiva. Participaron 20 gerentes en Florianópolis en 2015. Para la recolección de datos se utilizaron entrevistas semiestructuradas/proyectiva y para análisis, Análisis de Contenido asociado a los recursos del software Atlas.ti. Resultados Surgieron dos categorías, las dificultades y las facilidades en la implantación de sala de apoyo a la lactancia, donde predominan los aspectos que obstaculizan, especialmente los financieros, involucrados en el espacio físico. Dialécticamente, también hubo reconocimiento del bajo costo involucrado, lo que facilitaría su aplicación. Conclusión Los aspectos financieros, culturales y políticos dificultan la implantación de salas de lactancia materna,es importsnte implantar salas de apoyo, sin embargo, no es suficiente, requiere múltiples acciones y, sobre todo, un funcionamiento más eficaz de la enfermería y otros profesionales de la salud.

ABSTRACT Objective To know how managers of public and private companies view lactation support rooms and their implantation. Method This is study is based on qualitative, exploratory, and descriptive research. Twenty managers from Greater Florianópolis participated in the research, in 2015. Data were collected by means of semi-structured/projective interviews, and subjected to content analysis associated with Atlas.ti software. Results Data analysis led to the following two categories: difficulties and facilities of establishing a lactation room, with a predominance of financial difficulties and the lack of physical space. Dialectically, the subjects also recognised the low cost involved, which facilitates establishment. Conclusion Financial, cultural, and political aspects make it difficult to set up lactation rooms, but the importance of this measure was acknowledged. Although the success of breastfeeding partly depends on these support rooms, it also requires multiple actions, especially the effective participation of nurses and other health workers.

[Pre-labor maternity leave for working women in physically demanding occupations].

Pregnant women, when employed in physically demanding occupations, may encounter difficulties in carrying out their work throughout pregnancy. Many such "blue collar" workers are unable to proceed in strenuous work during advanced stages of pregnancy. However, scientific evidence is not sufficient to support the widely accepted assumption of health risks due to the hard work during pregnancy. Therefore, in Israel, as long as pregnancy is normal, and the good health of both the mother and fetus is maintained, such workers are not entitled to sick leave or any other form of compensation. Nevertheless, many agree that strenuous work is not suitable for pregnant women, as a medical survey partly demonstrates. Identification of this problem and review of relevant literature led to the formation of a committee by the Israeli National Council for Women's Health. We hereby summarize relevant literature, describe the committee's work and elaborate its recommendations, mainly to consider and establish a unique compensated pre-birth leave for pregnant women whose work is physically strenuous.

The effects of paid maternity leave: Evidence from Temporary Disability Insurance.

This paper investigates the effects of a large-scale paid maternity leave program on birth outcomes in the United States. In 1978, states with Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI) programs were required to start providing wage replacement benefits to pregnant women, substantially increasing access to antenatal and postnatal paid leave for working mothers. Using natality data, I find that TDI paid maternity leave reduces the share of low birth weight births by 3.2 percent, and the estimated treatment-on-the-treated effect is over 10 percent. It also decreases the likelihood of early term birth by 6.6 percent. Paid maternity leave has particularly large impacts on the children of unmarried and black mothers.

Worker rights and health protection for prostitutes: a comparison of The Netherlands, Germany, and Nevada.

I analyze prostitution policy changes regarding worker rights and health protection for legal prostitutes in The Netherlands, Germany, and Nevada to determine whether the changes benefit the prostitutes. I critically analyze and compare laws, government policy briefs, advocacy studies, books, articles, and ethnographic studies. Problems were revealed in recognizing prostitution as legitimate work and in realization of health protection. Health and safety concerns exist in The Netherlands and Germany where policy does not mandate health requirements and condom usage. Nevada law requires safety precautions, health testing, and condom usage, resulting in no legal prostitutes testing positive for HIV.