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Published in: BMC Women's Health 1/2014

Open Access 01-12-2014 | Correspondence

Agenda-setting for Canadian caregivers: using media analysis of the maternity leave benefit to inform the compassionate care benefit

Authors: Sarah Dykeman, Allison M Williams

Published in: BMC Women's Health | Issue 1/2014

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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.
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Metadata
Title
Agenda-setting for Canadian caregivers: using media analysis of the maternity leave benefit to inform the compassionate care benefit
Authors
Sarah Dykeman
Allison M Williams
Publication date
01-12-2014
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Women's Health / Issue 1/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1472-6874
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6874-14-60

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