How Well Do European Child-Related Leave Policies Support the Caring Role of Fathers?

Author:

Bartova Alzbeta,Keizer Renske

Abstract

AbstractOur chapter analyses the extent to which European countries (1) recognize the caring responsibilities of fathers toward their children and (2) value fathers’ caring role. To do so, we analyze the designs of individual leave policies and reflect on them by assessing available data on leave uptake by fathers in 13 European countries. Our results show that there is great variation in child-related leave designs across Europe. Our findings, in line with previous work, underscore the importance of generous individual non-transferable leave entitlements. Moreover, our findings bring forward aspects of leave designs that are rarely discussed when considering fathers’ leave uptake. Our results indicate that generous non-transferable leave rights should be paired with (a) clearly defined leave periods for fathers, (b) individual entitlement to benefits, and (c) greater scope for flexibility to increase the attractiveness of child-related leave and to strengthen fathers’ position when negotiating their childcare leave.

Funder

H2020 European Research Council

Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam

University of Kent

Universität Hamburg

Stockholm University

Ghent Univeristy

University of Turku

Publisher

Springer International Publishing

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