Fathers on parental leave: an analysis of rights and take-up in 29 countries

Karu, Marre; Tremblay, Diane‐Gabrielle

doi:10.1080/13668803.2017.1346586

Cited by 62 publications

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“…When leave was transferable to mothers, fathers seldom took leave. Previous research on fathers' rights to parental leave internationally has come to similar conclusions (Karu & Tremblay, 2018;O'Brien, 2009). The Norwegian authors explain why individualized nontransferable leave is important: 'employers felt compelled to allow men to take leave … also the quota puts pressure on individual fathers to go against any ideal worker norms.'…”

Section: Policy Designmentioning

confidence: 87%

Workplace support and European fathers’ use of state policies promoting shared childcare

Haas

Hwang

2018

Community, Work & Family

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Social policies such as paternity leave and parental leave offer fathers the opportunity to be more involved in childcare than earlier generations of fathers. While such policies are increasingly offered by governments around the world, research by the International Network on Leave Policies and Research shows that many European fathers do not take advantage of these benefits, despite fathers' growing interest in participation in early childcare. This article introduces a special issue devoted to understanding how the workplace can impact European fathers' interest in and abilities to take leave, a topic that has received relatively little research attention. The articles in the special issue suggest that barriers to European fathers' leavetaking are deeply embedded in workplace culture and work practices and will be difficult to eradicate without a dramatic challenge to the concept of the male ideal worker, who prioritizes work above family. RÉSUMÉ Les politiques sociales comme le congé de paternité et le congé parental offrent aux pères l'opportunité de s'involver dans les soins aux enfants plus que les pères des générations précédentes l'ont fait. Tandis que telles politiques sont offertes de plus en plus par les gouvernements autour du monde, les recherches du Réseau international sur les Politiques de Congé montrent que beacoup de pères ne prennent pas davantage de ces bénéfices. Cet article introduit un numéro thématique sur la compréhension de l'impact du lieu de travail sur l'intérêt des pères européens au congé et sur leur capacité d'en profiter, un sujet auquel les recherches ont accordé peu d'attention. Les articles dans ce numéro thématique suggèrent que les barrières à l'utilisation des congés par les pères sont profondément intégrées dans la culture du lieu de travail et les habitudes de travail, et seront difficiles à éliminer sans un défi dramatique contre la conception de l'homme travailleur idéal, qui donne priorité au travail plutôt qu'à la famille.

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Section: Policy Designmentioning

confidence: 87%

Workplace support and European fathers’ use of state policies promoting shared childcare

Haas

Hwang

2018

Community, Work & Family

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“…In addition, parental leaves of 26 weeks in Finland and 35 weeks in Quebec can be shared among spouses. Studies show that these leaves continue to be taken mostly by mothers in both countries (Karu and Tremblay, 2017;Salmi and Lammi-Taskula, 2014).…”

Section: Family Policies and The Private Practice Of Law In Finland Amentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Although there is widespread agreement over the emergence of a new cultural ideal of fatherhood and changes to families themselves, there is also considerable debate over the extent to which an ideological shift takes place in practice for working fathers today. Fathers have increased their involvement in family life (Burnett et al, 2013;Ylikännö et al, 2014), however, for example in Finland and Quebec, fathers mostly take a leave at their child's birth, but do not take the second part of the parental leave that enables them to care for the child after their wife returns to work (Karu and Tremblay, 2017). The patterns among fathers in high-status professions are even less optimistic (Choroszewicz and Tremblay, 2018;Ladge et al, 2015;Tremblay, 2013).…”

Section: Men Professional Careers and Fatherhoodmentioning

confidence: 99%

The use of mobile technologies for work-to-family boundary permeability: The case of Finnish and Canadian male lawyers

Choroszewicz

Kay

2019

Human Relations

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This article explores work–family interface and the use of mobile technologies (MTs) among male lawyers in Quebec (French Canada) and Finland – two civil law contexts with reputations for legislation friendly toward work–family balance. Drawing on 34 interviews with male lawyers and combining two theoretical lenses, shifting ideals of fatherhood and work–family boundary theory, our study shows how men’s preferences for work–family boundary management relate to diversifying models of fatherhood and family. In Finland, male lawyers more readily embrace family responsibilities and they strive to set firm boundaries to curtail work spilling over into family life. Yet, the cultural and professional norm of men as breadwinners remains strong, especially for Canadian male lawyers whose spouses more often assume primary responsibility for childcare. Our study offers qualitative markers of boundary management styles and strategies (spatial, temporal, and psychological) of male professionals – as struggling segmentors, struggling integrators, and integrators. We observe that senior male lawyers, living in more traditional family models, frequently model integrating behaviours, such as around-the-clock availability via MTs. This modeling establishes expectations of what represents a committed professional worthy of promotion. These practices play an important role in sustaining and reproducing gender inequalities in organisations that employ professionals.

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“…Slovenija stoga daje jednu od »plastičnijih« ilustracija ponašanja očeva unutar različitih značajki sheme dopusta, a koja je karakteristična i za druge europske zemlje -očevi slabo koriste neplaćene dopuste te dobro plaćene dopuste koje ne prati načelo neprenosivosti prava, odnosno svojevrstan element »prisile« (usp. Castro-García i Pazos-Moran, 2016; Karu i Tremblay, 2018).…”

Section: Obilježja Sheme Dopusta Kao čImbenika Korištenja Dopustaunclassified

“…Analiza Karu i Tremblay (2018) na 29 zemalja dodatno pokazuje kako je i samo razdoblje boravka očeva na dopustu izravno povezano s trajanjem neprenosivoga, dobro plaćenog dijela dopusta. Te autorice također ističu da se kvote manje koriste i u onim zemljama u kojima su implementirane u vidu dodatnih tjedana/mjeseci dopusta na već postojeće trajanje dopusta.…”

Section: Obilježja Sheme Dopusta Kao čImbenika Korištenja Dopustaunclassified

Why are Paternity Leaves and Father’s Quotas Important? A Comparative Overview of Father’s Leave Schemes in European Countries and Factors and Outcomes of Father’s Leave Use

Dobrotić

Varga

2018

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Fathers on parental leave: an analysis of rights and take-up in 29 countries

Cited by 62 publications

References 34 publications

Workplace support and European fathers’ use of state policies promoting shared childcare

Workplace support and European fathers’ use of state policies promoting shared childcare

The use of mobile technologies for work-to-family boundary permeability: The case of Finnish and Canadian male lawyers

Why are Paternity Leaves and Father’s Quotas Important? A Comparative Overview of Father’s Leave Schemes in European Countries and Factors and Outcomes of Father’s Leave Use

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