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Comparative Perspectives on Work-Life Balance and Gender Equality

Part of the Life Course Research and Social Policies Book Series (volume 6)

Editors: O'Brien, Margaret; Wall, Karin

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-42970-0

ISBN: 978-3-319-42968-7

Publisher: Springer International Publishing - Springer Journals

Dec 7, 2016

1 - 10 of 15 Chapters

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Fathers on Leave Alone: Setting the Scene

O’Brien, Margaret; Wall, Karin

Pages: 1 –10

[This chapter introduces the conceptual, methodological and policy framework for the book. It briefly reviews the literature on leave and work-family balance policies with respect to fathers. It examines how the recent de-gendering of leave is affecting work-family balance and fathers’ practices....
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The Ethics of Care and the Radical Potential of Fathers ‘Home Alone on Leave’: Care as Practice, Relational Ontology, and Social Justice

Doucet, Andrea

Pages: 11 –28

[It was several decades ago that feminist, fatherhood, and family scholars began to argue that father involvement has significant generative benefits for families, for children’s development (e.g., Lamb 1981), for men (e.g., Chodorow 1978; Parke 1996), for women (Pleck 1985; Okin 1989), and for...
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Fathers on Leave Alone in Norway: Changes and Continuities

Kvande, Elin; Brandth, Berit

Pages: 29 –44

[In 1993 Norway was the first country to introduce a parental leave scheme exclusively earmarked for fathers, and some of the other Nordic countries have later followed suit. In the course of the 20 years that Norway has had the father’s quota it has been extended from 4 to 14 weeks and has...
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Fathers on Leave Alone in Portugal: Lived Experiences and Impact of Forerunner Fathers

Wall, Karin; Leitão, Mafalda

Pages: 45 –67

[In Portugal there has been a continuing enhancement of fathers’ leave entitlements over the last two decades. The most recent reform of the leave system (2009) put a strong emphasis on fatherhood and gender equality by introducing a 1-month ‘bonus scheme’ in case of gender sharing. Against this...
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Fathers on Leave Alone in Quebec (Canada): The Case of Innovative, Subversive and Activist Fathers!

Tremblay, Diane-Gabrielle; Dodeler, Nadia Lazzari

Pages: 69 –87

[In 2006 there was an important change in parental leave for the Canadian province of Quebec. Prior to this time all Canadian fathers could share 1 year parental leave, but the introduction of a new more generous Quebec Parental Insurance Program (QPIP) changed the situation and behaviour of...
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Fathers on Leave Alone in Finland: Negotiations and Lived Experiences

Lammi-Taskula, Johanna

Pages: 89 –106

[Parental leave legislation in Finland aims at promoting gender equality. Fathers of young children have statutory rights to gender specific leave periods (paternity leave, father’s month) as well as gender neutral leave (parental leave, care leave). While a majority of fathers are able to take...
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Fathers on Leave Alone in Spain: ‘Hey, I Want to Be Able to Do It Like That, Too’

Meil, Gerardo; Romero-Balsas, Pedro; Rogero-García, Jesús

Pages: 107 –124

[This chapter discusses the experience of Spanish fathers on childcare leave while their partners worked. It first analyses administrative policy and the gradual recognition of men’s right to childcare leave. No fewer than 65 000 men are estimated to have chosen this strategy over the last 10...
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Fathers on Leave Alone in Sweden: Toward More Equal Parenthood?

Duvander, Ann-Zofie; Haas, Linda; Thalberg, Sara

Pages: 125 –145

[During the past 50 years the meaning of fatherhood and expectations for Swedish fathers has changed dramatically. Norms about masculinity, previously closely related to paid work and breadwinning, have partly been replaced by new ideals in which fathers are caring and active parents. This...
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Fathers on Leave Alone in Iceland: Normal Paternal Behaviour?

Gíslason, Ingólfur V.

Pages: 147 –162

[Iceland has for a number of years enjoyed a reputation as one of the most gender equal countries in the world. The setting should therefore be excellent for an active involvement of fathers in the traditional tasks of mothers in caring for young children. This was radically facilitated in 2000...
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Fathers Taking Leave Alone in the UK – A Gift Exchange Between Mother and Father?

O’Brien, Margaret; Twamley, Katherine

Pages: 163 –181

[Over the last decade there has been a gradual enhancement of British fathers’ rights in the workplace, even though the UK has one of the longest maternity leaves in OECD countries. From April 2003, for the first time, British fathers were given a legal right to take a 2 week paid paternity leave...

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