Consensus and Conflict in Lay Conceptions of Citizenship: Why People
                        Reject or Support Maternity Policies in Switzerland

Staerklé, Christian; Roux, Patrícia; Delay, Christophe; Gianettoni, Lavinia; Perrin, Céline

doi:10.5334/pb.1000

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“…Similarly, believing that children are a financial strain may lead people to be more supportive of paid leave for fathers, as paid leave may help to offset the financial burdens of having a child. Furthermore, Staerklé et al (2003) illustrate that people who recognize gender inequality and who believe in state obligations in providing welfare are more supportive of paid maternity insurance. There is also reason to anticipate that individuals who believe that work-family balance is particularly challenging, and who experience high levels of work-family conflict, may be particularly supportive of paid leave opportunities for fathers (Thébaud & Halcumb, 2019).…”

Section: Personal Interest Ideations and Attitudesmentioning

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“…From a rational choice perspective, individuals will be more supportive of policies when they can take advantage of them and benefit from them. Indeed, evidence suggests that support for family policies such as parental leave is higher among parents, who are more likely to have personal experience with family strains and need to utilize these policies (Chuang & Meuleman, 2017;Mischke, 2014;Staerklé et al, 2003;Valarino et al, 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Cross-national attitudes about paid parental leave offerings for fathers

Knoester

Petts

2021

Social Science Research

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Section: Personal Interest Ideations and Attitudesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Personal Interest Ideations and Attitudesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Cross-national attitudes about paid parental leave offerings for fathers

Knoester

Petts

2021

Social Science Research

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“…Similarly, support for gender equality is positively associated with support for paid maternity leave (Staerklé, Roux, Delay, Gianettoni, and Perrin 2003) and paid paternity leave (Petts, Knoester, and Li 2020). In a study of 26 OECD countries, Chris Knoester and colleagues (2021) find that those who favor dual-earner couple arrangements are more likely to support parental leave while those who favor a more traditional separate spheres division of labor are less likely to support parental leave.…”

Section: Gender Ideology and Parental Leave Attitudesmentioning

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Gender Egalitarianism and Attitudes Toward Parental Leave

Kaufman,

Petts,

Mize

et al. 2023

Social Currents

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This paper examines the relationship between gender ideology and attitudes toward parental leave. We use data from two original survey experiments with a total analytic sample of 3332 respondents. Using an experimental design where participants evaluate a new parent’s decision about taking parental leave in light of the employer’s leave policies, and answer attitudinal questions about leave and gender ideology, we assess the associations between gender ideology and (a) desired weeks of parental leave for mothers and fathers, as well as (b) perceptions of whether the new parent described in the experiment took too little or too much leave. We find that participants think fathers should receive 10.5 weeks of paid paternity leave, whereas mothers should receive 16 weeks of paid maternity leave. In general, those with egalitarian gender ideals support longer paternity leave and more equal periods of leave for mothers and fathers—and are more likely to think that men workers take too little leave. However, those who support mothers as financial providers are more likely to think that women workers take too much leave, demonstrating the complexities between dimensions of gender ideology, the gender of the parent taking leave, and views of parental leave.

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Cross-national Attitudes about Paid Parental Leave Offerings for Fathers

Li¹,

Knoester²,

Petts³

2021

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Using cross-national data from the 2012 International Social Survey Programme (N = 33,273), this study considers institutional, self-interest, and ideational factors in analyzing public opinions about the provision, length, and source of paid parental leave offerings for fathers. We find substantial support for generous leave offerings. Multilevel regression results reveal that being a woman, supporting dual-earning expectations, and realizing more family strains lead to support for more generous leave offerings. Endorsing separate spheres and intensive mothering attitudes reduces support for more generous leave offerings; although, gendered attitudes interact with one another in predicting leave preferences, too. Finally, country-level indicators of female empowerment and father-specific leave offerings are positively associated with preferences for more generous leave offerings. Overall, public opinions about fathers’ leave offerings across OECD countries largely support policies that provide opportunities for more involved fathering, but preferences continue to be gendered and linked to family strains and country-level contexts.

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Consensus and Conflict in Lay Conceptions of Citizenship: Why People Reject or Support Maternity Policies in Switzerland

Cited by 9 publications

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Cross-national attitudes about paid parental leave offerings for fathers

Cross-national attitudes about paid parental leave offerings for fathers

Gender Egalitarianism and Attitudes Toward Parental Leave

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