All Stories

  1. Protecting health during COVID-19 and beyond: A global examination of paid sick leave design in 193 countries*

    Article • Global Public Health, May 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Alison Earle

  2. How much would family and medical leave cost workers in the US? Racial/ethnic variation in economic hardship under unpaid and paid policies

    Article • Community Work & Family, December 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Alison Earle

  3. Differential eligibility for paid leave benefits in OECD countries: the impact of tenure requirements for young workers

    Article • Community Work & Family, November 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Alison Earle

  4. The state of child labor protections in 193 countries: Are countries living up to their international commitments?

    Article • International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, August 2019, Emerald

    Alison Earle

  5. Can Working Women and Men Afford to Take Paid Leave? A Comparative Study of the Level of Paid Leave Benefits and Poverty Thresholds in the OECD

    Article • Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis Research and Practice, July 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Alison Earle

  6. Monitoring Progress Toward Meeting the United Nations SDG on Pre-primary Education: An Important Step Towards More Equitable and Sustainable Economies

    Article • International Organisations Research Journal, December 2018, National Research University, Higher School of Economics (HSE)

    Alison Earle

  7. Is free pre-primary education associated with increased primary school completion? A global study

    Article • International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy, October 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alison Earle

  8. The Impact of Parental and Medical Leave Policies on Socioeconomic and Health Outcomes in OECD Countries: A Systematic Review of the Empirical Literature

    Article • Milbank Quarterly, September 2018, Wiley

    Alison Earle

  9. Child Marriage Laws around the World: Minimum Marriage Age, Legal Exceptions, and Gender Disparities

    Article • Journal of Women Politics & Policy, November 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Alison Earle

  10. Paid parental leave and family wellbeing in the sustainable development era

    Article • Public Health Reviews, September 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alison Earle

  11. Impact of caring for children with medical complexity on parents’ employment and time

    Article • Community Work & Family, June 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Alison Earle

  12. Integrating Racial/Ethnic Equity Into Policy Assessments To Improve Child Health

    Article • Health Affairs, December 2014, Health Affairs

    Miss Bethany Lynn Romano, Dr Pam Joshi, Alison Earle

  13. Facilitating Working Mothers’ Ability to Breastfeed

    Article • Journal of Human Lactation, October 2014, SAGE Publications

    Alison Earle

  14. Job characteristics among working parents: differences by race, ethnicity, and nativity

    Article • Monthly Labor Review, May 2014, Bureau of Labor Statistics

    Alison Earle

  15. Working Conditions and Parents’ Ability to Care for Children’s Preventive Health Needs

    Article • Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, September 2013, SAGE Publications

    Alison Earle

  16. Filling a critical gap: measuring work policies that affect families globally

    Article • Community Work & Family, August 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Alison Earle

  17. Breastfeeding policy: a globally comparative analysis

    Article • Bulletin of the World Health Organization, April 2013, WHO Press

    Alison Earle

  18. The Impact of Labor Policies on the Health of Young Children in the Context of Economic Globalization

    Article • Annual Review of Public Health, March 2013, Annual Reviews

    Alison Earle

  19. The cost of caregiving: wage loss among caregivers of elderly and disabled adults and children with special needs

    Article • Community Work & Family, August 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Alison Earle

  20. An Uneven Burden

    Article • Research on Aging, May 2012, SAGE Publications

    Alison Earle

  21. Creating and Using New Data Sources to Analyze the Relationship between Social Policy and Global Health: The Case of Maternal Leave

    Article • Public Health Reports, September 2011, SAGE Publications

    Alison Earle

  22. International Perspectives on Work-Family Policies: Lessons from the World’s Most Competitive Economies

    Article • The Future of Children, September 2011, Project Muse

    Alison Earle

  23. Protecting the health of employees caring for family members with special health care needs

    Article • Social Science & Medicine, July 2011, Elsevier

    Alison Earle

  24. The administration and financing of paid sick leave

    Article • International Labour Review, June 2011, Open Library of the Humanities

    Alison Earle

  25. Ensuring a Healthy and Productive Workforce: Comparing the Generosity of Paid Sick Day and Sick Leave Policies in 22 Countries

    Article • International Journal of Health Services, January 2010, SAGE Publications

    Alison Earle

  26. The impact of migration on the well-being of transnational families: new data from sending communities in Mexico

    Article • Community Work & Family, February 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Alison Earle

  27. Working HIV care-givers in Botswana: Spill-over effects on work and family well-being

    Article • Community Work & Family, February 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Alison Earle

  28. Extended family caring for children orphaned by AIDS: balancing essential work and caregiving in a high HIV prevalence nations

    Article • AIDS Care, March 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Alison Earle

  29. Work Resumption after Newly Diagnosed Coronary Heart Disease: Findings on the Importance of Paid Leave

    Article • Journal of Women s Health, May 2006, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Alison Earle

  30. Bringing a global perspective to community, work and family

    Article • Community Work & Family, August 2004, Taylor & Francis

    Alison Earle

  31. The impact of welfare reform on parents' ability to care for their children's health.

    Article • American Journal of Public Health, April 1999, American Public Health Association

    Alison Earle