Beyond a multi-headed state? The regulation of paternity in Latin America

 

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Author: Martínez Franzoni, Juliana
Format: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Publication Date:2020
Description:In Latin America, the State basically arbitrates, frequently with bias, family relationships grounded on gender and social inequalities. The lack of link between family  law and (re)distributive policies that mediate these relationships has two negative consequences. First, it limits the effectiveness of state action in dealing with distributive struggles for time and money currently taking place in families. Second, it compromises ability to reduce inequalities. Improving state effectiveness requires going beyond family law to get fully involved in the transformation of gender relations. It also requires intervening to support fathers with precarious labor participation and mothers in need of economic autonomy. The article disaggregates a set of public policy consistent with facing this challenge and concludes by summarizing the implications that doing so would have for socioeconomic and gender equality.
Country:Portal de Revistas UCR
Institution:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Language:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/41986
Online Access:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/ciep/article/view/41986
Keyword:Gender
Paternity
State
Families
Latin America
Género
Paternidad
Estado
Familias
América Latina