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The International Conference on Policies and Parental Support provides an international platform for academics, practitioners, consultants, scholars, researchers and policymakers with diverse background and experiences to present their papers, engage in expert discussions, get feedback and network with people from different countries.

Working parents form a significant proportion of the labour market. Different policies - legal and social - have an impact on working parents' work, careers, financial situation, family relationship, wellbeing, and more.

This conference provides a unique opportunity for experts from diverse backgrounds and disciplines to share research and discussion on parental support.

Contributions are invited from all areas with an impact on parental support such as Law; Sociology; Psychology; Police Studies, Social Sciences, Health and Social Care, Human Resource Management; and Gender Studies.

Research students are encouraged to present their research proposal, literature review or research findings. Organisations with good parental support or family friendly rights are encouraged to attend to share best practices.

Abstracts will be peer reviewed and evaluated based on originality, research depth, accuracy and relevance to the conference themes and topics. Poster presentations are welcomed.

A conference dinner and networking event will take place on the 10 July 2025 depending on numbers.

Conference themes

Given the interdisciplinary nature of the conference, contributions are invited but not limited to the following broad themes:

• Social policies and their impact on parents and families.
• Legal policies and their impact on parents and families.
• Parental Policies and their implications on social justice.
• The impact of Rising Cost of living on families.
• The impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on parents and families.
• Fatherhood and motherhood challenges.

Key deadlines

Deadline for abstract submission: 27 April 2025

Notification of acceptance: 12 May 2025

Early bird registration deadline: 12 June 2025

Registration deadline: 26 June 2025

Conference dates: Thursday 10 to Friday 11 July 2025

Abstract submission guidelines

• Title
• Abstract (500 words maximum)
• Keywords (between 3 and 5)
• Author(s) name(s)
• Author(s) institution(s)

All accepted presenters must register for the conference.

Questions about the conference and submission can be sent to the conference convenor, Dr Ernestine Gheyoh Ndzi by email at ICPPS@yorksj.ac.uk.

Submit your abstract

Notification of acceptance

Notification of accepted papers and posters will be on a rolling basis.

Acceptance will be communicated to participants 3 weeks after submission.

This will allow participants to register early and make travel arrangements where necessary.

Depending on the volume of submissions received, some individual papers may potentially be reclassified by the organisers as poster presentations. Session organisers will be responsible for communicating information to participants in their sessions.

All accepted abstracts will be published in digital format on the conference webpages with the conference programme.

Virtual presentation

Delegates will be able to present their papers online if they chose this option. Make sure you specify a virtual presentation when submitting your abstract and when registering for the conference.