Title |
Agenda-setting for Canadian caregivers: using media analysis of the maternity leave benefit to inform the compassionate care benefit
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Published in |
BMC Women's Health, April 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1472-6874-14-60 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Sarah Dykeman, Allison M Williams |
Abstract |
The Compassionate Care Benefit was implemented in Canada in 2004 to support employed informal caregivers, the majority of which we know are women given the gendered nature of caregiving. In order to examine how this policy might evolve over time, we examine the evolution of a similar employment insurance program, Canada's Maternity Leave Benefit. National media articles were reviewed (n = 2,698) and, based on explicit criteria, were analyzed using content analysis. Through the application of Kingdon's policy agenda-setting framework, the results define key recommendations for the Compassionate Care Benefit, as informed by the developmental trajectory of the Maternity Leave Benefit. Recommendations for revising the Compassionate Care Benefit are made. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Canada | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Netherlands | 1 | 2% |
Unknown | 41 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Master | 11 | 26% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 14% |
Student > Bachelor | 5 | 12% |
Researcher | 3 | 7% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 7% |
Other | 6 | 14% |
Unknown | 8 | 19% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Social Sciences | 13 | 31% |
Psychology | 6 | 14% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 12% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 5% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 2 | 5% |
Other | 4 | 10% |
Unknown | 10 | 24% |