Cross-national attitudes about paid parental leave offerings for fathers

Li, Qi; Knoester, Chris; Petts, Richard J.

doi:10.1016/j.ssresearch.2021.102540

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“…Individuals are often mindful of these gendered attitudes and expectations, even if they do not-or are not-able to put them into practice (Hays, 1996;Hook, 2006;Li et al, 2021;Stier et al, 2001). Regardless, such gendering processes occur almost automatically and serve as frames for how we see the world and ourselves, behave, and interact with others (Ridgeway, 2009;Risman, 1998).…”

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“…Moreover, fathers who utilize leave offerings may invest more in their family life (Ferragina, 2020;Haas and Hwang, 2008;Pragg and Knoester, 2017). Despite the benefits of paid parental leave-taking for both parents, mothers take advantage of parental leave benefits more regularly than fathers--seemingly due to institutionalized offerings that are more focused on mothering as well as the related influences of gendered identities, expectations, and divisions of labor that continue to urge mothers to prioritize domestic labor and fathers to prioritize paid labor (Duvander, 2014;Haas and Hwang, 2019;Li et al, 2021).…”

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“…Yet, there is tremendous variation in the lengths and features of paid parental leave offerings (Boeckmann et al, 2015;Koslowski et al, 2019). Also, many individuals express dissatisfaction with their paid parental leave offerings (Knoester and Li, 2021;Li et al, forthcoming;Valarino et al, 2018).…”

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“…Comparatively more research has focused on better understanding the effects of parental leave policies for individuals rather than on individuals' preferences for paid leave offerings across countries and how such preferences may vary by individuals' unique country contexts (Daly and Ferragina, 2018;Ferragina, 2019;2020;Misra and Boeckmann, 2016;Olivetti and Petrongolo, 2017;Petts et al, 2018;Valarino et al, 2018). Therefore, there is a need to complement inquiries that focus on dynamics within particular countries with more wide-ranging foundational analyses of individuals' paid leave preferences and the country-level and individual-level factors that shape them (Daly and Ferragina, 2018;Li et al, 2021;Valarino et al, 2018).…”

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“…Yet, we also anticipate that family strains and extant family policies within countries are relevant to shaping support for the availability of paid parental leaves, particular lengths of leave offerings, and government funding of leaves. Although there is good reason to anticipate that preferences for leave offerings may depend on gendered expectations, recognitions of family strains, and extant leave offerings at the country-level, there is a lack of evidence of the extent to which these factors are associated with attitudes about basic features of paid leave offerings across different social contexts (Knoester and Li, 2021;Li et al, forthcoming;Valarino et al, 2018). Thus, the present study can offer important and novel information that can improve our understandings of the factors that lead individuals to establish particular preferences for paid leave offerings.…”

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Attitudes about paid parental leave: Cross-national comparisons and the significance of gendered expectations, family strains, and extant leave offerings

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Petts

2021

International Journal of Comparative Sociology

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Using data on paid parental leave preferences from 35,488 adults situated within 26 different OECD countries, and multilevel modeling, this study examines public opinions about the provision of paid parental leave, some government funding of leave offerings, and preferred lengths of leave offerings. We consider how attitudes may be similar or different across social contexts and then focus upon the extent to which gender, gendered parenting role attitudes, family strains, and country-level institutionalized leave offerings are associated with leave preferences. The findings indicate that the vast majority of respondents are in favor of rather widespread and generous paid parental leave offerings; indeed, there are generally high levels of support for paid leave availability, relatively long paid leave offerings, and government funding of leaves. Gendered expectations and family strains are consistently associated with individuals’ leave preferences—even after accounting for country-level social contexts. Country-level offerings are also associated with leave preferences—yet, we find that the overwhelming majority of respondents express a desire for paid parental leave length offerings that are substantially different than the extant leave offerings in their country. Overall, this research complements previous work by newly documenting widespread public support for the provision of paid leave and some government funding of it. Also, it establishes that gendered expectations, family strains, and country-level practices are consistently associated with paid parental leave preferences in wealthy countries. Yet, substantial dissatisfaction with extant paid leave policies within countries seems to be commonplace.

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Attitudes about paid parental leave: Cross-national comparisons and the significance of gendered expectations, family strains, and extant leave offerings

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2021

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Caregiver–child proximity as a dimension of early experience

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Human infancy and early childhood is both a time of heightened brain plasticity and responsivity to the environment as well as a developmental period of dependency on caregivers for survival, nurturance, and stimulation. Across primate species and human evolutionary history, close contact between infants and caregivers is species-expected. As children develop, caregiver–child proximity patterns change as children become more autonomous. In addition to developmental changes, there is variation in caregiver–child proximity across cultures and families, with potential implications for child functioning. We propose that caregiver–child proximity is an important dimension for understanding early environments, given that interactions between children and their caregivers are a primary source of experience-dependent learning. We review approaches for operationalizing this construct (e.g., touch, physical distance) and highlight studies that illustrate how caregiver–child proximity can be measured. Drawing on the concepts proposed in dimensional models of adversity, we consider how caregiver–child proximity may contribute to our understanding of children’s early experiences. Finally, we discuss future directions in caregiver–child proximity research with the goal of understanding the link between early experiences and child adaptive and maladaptive functioning.

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Attitudes about Paid Parental Leave in the United States

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2022

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Cross-national attitudes about paid parental leave offerings for fathers

Cited by 5 publications

References 46 publications

Attitudes about paid parental leave: Cross-national comparisons and the significance of gendered expectations, family strains, and extant leave offerings

Attitudes about paid parental leave: Cross-national comparisons and the significance of gendered expectations, family strains, and extant leave offerings

Caregiver–child proximity as a dimension of early experience

Attitudes about Paid Parental Leave in the United States

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