Fathers Taking Parental Leave and Their Involvement With Children

Seward, Rudy Ray; Yeatts, Dale; Zottarelli, Lisa K.; Fletcher, Ryan G.

doi:10.1080/13668800500421093

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“…Positive effects on fathers' involvement and autonomy in childcare, in particular when more days of leave are used, has also been highlighted by quantitative data (e.g. Haas and Hwang 2008 ;Seward et al 2006 ;Sundstrom and Duvander 2002 ).…”

Section: Theoretical Backgroundmentioning

confidence: 99%

Fathers on Leave Alone in Portugal: Lived Experiences and Impact of Forerunner Fathers

Wall

Leitão

2016

Comparative Perspectives on Work-Life Balance and Gender Equality

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Section: Theoretical Backgroundmentioning

confidence: 99%

Fathers on Leave Alone in Portugal: Lived Experiences and Impact of Forerunner Fathers

Wall

Leitão

2016

Comparative Perspectives on Work-Life Balance and Gender Equality

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“…Among younger cohorts, more and more fathers seem to embrace the idea of active parenting (Seward et al 2006;Hobson and Fahlén 2009;Smith Koslowski 2011). Their efforts have received increasing policy support at both the national and European levels (Hobson 2002;Moss 2014).…”

Section: Changing Gender Rolesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The New Roles of Men and Women and Implications for Families and Societies

Oláh

Kotowska

Richter

2018

A Demographic Perspective on Gender, Family and Health in Europe

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“…Men merely assisted with housework or took over some tasks when their wives' flexible working hours kept them away from home (Brandth and Kvande, 1998;Seward et al, 2006;Noonan et al, 2007). Generally, in these studies the few changes in lifestyle were explained by the short duration of the leave periods.…”

Section: Changes In Time Use During Career Leavementioning

confidence: 98%

“…Most fathers in the United States take some days off after the birth of their child or when circumstances require it, but usually in the form of sick leave, personal leave or paid vacation days (Seward et al, 2006). Many men express the wish to work fewer hours but are reluctant to do so because of the financial implications (Reynolds, 2005).…”

Section: Men and Flexible Work: The Gender Biasmentioning

confidence: 99%

Men Taking Up Career Leave: An Opportunity for a Better Work and Family Life Balance?

Vandeweyer

Glorieux

2008

J. Soc. Pol.

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In 2004, 9 per cent of female employees took advantage of the system of ‘career break’ or ‘time credit’ in Flanders, compared to only 3 per cent of male workers. Although the number of men taking a career break is increasing, they remain a small group. In this article the time use of men interrupting their careers full-time or part-time is compared to that of full-time working men, using representative time use data from 2004. Analyses show that a career break does not imply a reduced workload. Half of the men interrupting their career full-time do so to try out another job. Men who take part-time leave are mainly motivated by their desire for a better work and family life balance. About 80 per cent of the time they gain by working on a part-time basis is allocated to household and childcare activities. This suggests that encouraging men to work fewer hours could well be the best policy for achieving gender equality.

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Fathers Taking Parental Leave and Their Involvement With Children

Cited by 32 publications

References 6 publications

Fathers on Leave Alone in Portugal: Lived Experiences and Impact of Forerunner Fathers

Fathers on Leave Alone in Portugal: Lived Experiences and Impact of Forerunner Fathers

The New Roles of Men and Women and Implications for Families and Societies

Men Taking Up Career Leave: An Opportunity for a Better Work and Family Life Balance?

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