The article announces the plan of the Norwegian government to extend paternity leave from six to 10 weeks on July 1, 2009. Norwegian parents are entitled to up to 44 weeks' parental leave on full pay, or 54 weeks on 80% pay. The government will increase the total leave period by two ...
► We consider the introduction of paternity leave in Norway as a natural experiment. ► We study the effects on attitudes, on conflicts and sharing of household labor. ► We find substantive effects on conflicts and on the task of washing clothes. ...
Paternity leave is often discussed as a family policy measure to encourage more gender equality both at home and in the labor market, but empirical evidence on its effects is scarce. In this paper we use the precise timing of the introduction of the paternal quota in Norway to evaluate the ...
To promote fathers' involvement and participation in childcare, in the 1990s Norway and other Scandinavian countries have evolved their parental leave schemes ... Dr. Ghazala Naz - 《International Journal of Sociology & Social Policy》 被引量: 28发表: 2010年 Men on parental leave : how men us...
In 1993 Norway introduced a paternity quota of the pa... M Rege,IF Solli - 《Cesifo Working Paper》 被引量: 43发表: 2013年 Promoting uptake of parental and paternity leave among fathers in the European Union The take-up rate of parental and paternity leave among fathers has been ...
We consider a non-cooperative model of the household, in which the husband and wife decide on parental leave and the allocation of time between child rearing and the labor market. They can choose the non-cooperative outside option or cooperate by reaching an agreement of specialization in which...
Helping paternity leave go mainstream Lieber’s article lays out some of the research that an extended stay at home by new fathers benefits the entire family. “Academic research, set mostly in Europe, provides additional evidence of how paternity leaves help mothers. In Norway, women are...
On April 1, 1993, Norway introduced a paternity-leave quota regarding paid parental leave. The in- tentions were to facilitate father-child bonding and to strengthen fathers' role at home, thereby strengthening women's role in the labor market. Four weeks of the total of 42 weeks of paid ...
These studies of populations in Sweden and Norway found the following benefits of paternity leave for gestational parents:9 14% decrease in the likelihood of needing care for childbirth-related complications 26% decrease in the likelihood of needing anti-anxiety medication ...
How parental leave benefits work in a country is one indication of gender equality. According to theGender Inequality Index(2020), Sweden is the third most gender equal country in the world. You’ll also find Denmark, Netherlands, Norway and Finland among the top 10. They all have strong pa...