Maternity Leave: Policy and Practice by Victoria Gordon and Beth M. Rauhaus examines maternity leave from legal, political, social, institutional, organizational, and personal perspectives. While there are four categories of family-friendly benefits, as identified by Mulvaney (2014), (1) dependent work, (2) flexible work arrangements, (3) leave programs, and (4) work-family stress management, this book focuses only on maternity leave. The book provides a history of maternity leave and childbearing in the workplace, closely examining the perceptions of women as they navigate the workforce and have children. Moreover, it investigates whether these perceptions match organizational policies. This is an increasingly important topic in an age of COVID-19, where parents have more burdensome childcare responsibilities and face added concerns regarding their children’s health and safety. The authors argue that while great changes have occurred over the decades, organizational cultures and informal norms discriminate against both men and women who make use of maternity leave. The book provides innumerable material for public personnel students and scholars learning about this understudied area.

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产假：政策与实践Victoria Gordon 和 Beth M. Rauhaus 从法律、政治、社会、制度、组织和个人角度研究产假。虽然按照 Mulvaney (2014) 的定义，有四类家庭友好福利，(1) 依赖工作，(2) 灵活工作安排，(3) 休假计划，以及 (4) 工作家庭压力管理，但本书只关注产假。这本书提供了工作场所产假和生育的历史，仔细研究了女性在职场和生孩子时的看法。此外，它调查这些看法是否与组织政策相匹配。在 COVID-19 时代，这是一个越来越重要的话题，在这个时代，父母承担着更繁重的育儿责任，并面临更多关于孩子健康和安全的担忧。作者认为，虽然几十年来发生了巨大变化，但组织文化和非正式规范歧视使用产假的男性和女性。这本书为公共人员学生和学者提供了无数关于这个未研究领域的材料。