Flexible Work and Flexible Fathers

Brandth, Berit; Kvande, Elin

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“…Graduates from these fields are often employed in companies which demand long working hours and intense commitment to the work-features seen as enhancing effectiveness and global competitiveness (Børve 2007;Brandth and Kvande 2001). This is in particular emphasized in the highly competitive operations of private sector companies.…”

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“…Thus, the increased participation of women in paid employment, politics, and higher education over a relatively short time span can be seen as linked to the Nordic welfare state agenda (Brandth and Kvande 2001).…”

Section: The Welfare State Promotes Equalitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The drive for efficiency requires long working hours and an intense commitment to one's work (Børve 2007;Brandth and Kvande 2001). Demands of this kind may be problematic, especially in the case of parents with small children.…”

Section: The Welfare State Promotes Equalitymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Gender segregation in the employment of higher education graduates

Vuorinen-Lampila

2014

Journal of Education and Work

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This article examines the employment and placement in working life of Finnish higher education graduates (i.e. graduates from universities and polytechnics), focusing on gender equality. It reports a study on gender segregation in higher education and working life, considered in relation to Nordic gender equality policies. The data were gathered via a questionnaire administered to graduates in business and administration (n=1067) and in technology (n=1087), three years after their graduation. The results showed that men were able to secure permanent and full-time employment more often than women, and achieved a better correspondence between their degree and their employment. However, the gender divergence was manifested differently in polytechnics and universities; thus a higher (Master's) university degree seemed to have a compensating influence on the effect of gender. Despite of Nordic equality policies, female and male graduates were placed in the labour market according to tendencies towards gender segregation.

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Gender segregation in the employment of higher education graduates

Vuorinen-Lampila

2014

Journal of Education and Work

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“…Nordic research carried out in the 90s suggests that fathers who were taking the 'daddy month' on a 'home alone' basis became more aware of infant life and 'slow time' than those who took parental leave with their partner (Brandth & Kvande 1998, 2001. Men on leave also valued the strengthening of father-child bonds (Haas 1992 ;Huttenen 1996 ).…”

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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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“…As Brandth and Kvande (2001) concluded, it is easier for parents to make use of family friendly policies when they are formulated as a universal right for all parents. This is eroded when the policies require explicit or implicit individual negotiation within the workplace.…”

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Negotiating in Silence: Experiences with Parental Leave in Academia

Weststar

2012

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This paper presents a case study of pregnancy/parental leave arrangements among faculty members at a mid-sized Canadian university. Pregnancy/parental leaves and associated benefits are often taken for granted, particularly among unionized employees in Canada; however, this research shows that continued vigilance is required to maintain the standard and equity of these rights. The data consist of self-report accounts of faculty experiences in making leave arrangements over the period 2000-2010.The results show inequity in leave arrangements across faculties, across and within departments and for individuals who had more than one leave. Much of this inequity stemmed from individualized “creative” negotiations and problem-solving when the leave was scheduled to begin or end in the middle of an academic term. Many of these solutions penalized faculty members for unassigned teaching duties. Faculty members were requested or felt personally obligated to “cover-off” the teaching time before or after their leave by teaching course overloads, using course releases earned through external research grants, condensing courses, or beginning and/or ending the leave earlier than required.This research has implications for unions who must maintain vigilance and relevance in professional environments where individual negotiation takes place and union consciousness is lower. It also emphasizes the burden placed on parents when the bearing and rearing of children is framed as an individual right rather than an issue of social reproduction. As a result of their “choice” to have a baby and take an associated leave of absence, faculty members can experience guilt, fear and anxiety related to their professional and collegial status. Due to these emotions, and faced with a silent collective agreement, faculty members can accommodate the needs of the university to their own detriment. The paper concludes with recommendations for how faculty unions can better protect pregnancy and parental leave rights through improved formal language in policy documents or collective agreements.Cet article présente une étude de cas sur les clauses de congé parental ou de maternité chez les professeurs d’une université canadienne de moyenne taille. Les congés parentaux ou de maternité et les avantages qui leur sont associés sont souvent tenus pour acquis, particulièrement parmi les employés syndiqués au Canada; toutefois cette recherche montre qu’une vigilance continue est de rigueur pour maintenir le niveau et l’équité de ces droits. Les données obtenues sont constituées d’auto-déclarations d’expériences facultaires dans l’élaboration d’accords en matière de congé durant la période 2000-2010. Les résultats font ressortir des inégalités dans l’octroi de tels congés entre les facultés, entre les départements et au sein de ceux-ci et parmi les person...

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Flexible Work and Flexible Fathers

Cited by 69 publications

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Gender segregation in the employment of higher education graduates

Gender segregation in the employment of higher education graduates

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

Negotiating in Silence: Experiences with Parental Leave in Academia

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