(2011) Slow Steps towards Dual Earner/Dual Carer Family Model: Why Fathers Do not Take Parental Leave. Studies of Transition States and Societies 3(1): 24-38.Karu M, Kasearu K, `Slow Steps Towards Dual Earner/Dual Carer Family Model: Why Fathers do not Take Parental Leave' (2011) 3 ...
First, most fathers emphasized the role of finances in their leave decisions, sometimes taking annual leave for their second week because statutory pay was not enough. Second, both mothers and fathers largely assumed that mothers would take longer maternity leave due to gender differences in ...
Parents see it as their duty to raise their children to be kind and respectful. One of the many joys of being a parent is seeing their child grow as a respectful adult that would contribute to making a prosperous society. Hence, it’s a mother’s woe to be disrespected by her son. T...
This chapter examines how co-residence with adult children affects the levels of parental satisfaction in Japan. Our empirical evidence suggests that parents are more likely to be dissatisfied with their life and marriage when they live with an adult chi
Society tends to view fathers as not only breadwinners but pillars of the family. Any weakness or insecurities that develop will, more often than not, get left to fester quietly. They would rather leave their families behind to develop without them than entertain the idea that being imperfect ...
New dads get paid less than half of the minimum wage for a maximum of two weeks - something which means around a third of fathers aren't taking it, according to experts. But there is a growing campaign to change this. Activists say better leave could improve a whole range of things -...
Second, both mothers and fathers largely assumed that mothers would take longer maternity leave due to gender differences in earnings and a greater emphasis on maternal over paternal bonding. Third, fathers felt that their workplaces would not be fully supportive of longer leave. Fourth, APL ...
5 Many young women do not want to rely on their partner’s income. The myth of the biological clock. Despite the old trope of a so-called “biological clock,” many young women are not feeling “the urge” to have kids. Many women no longer buy into the idea that being childfree...
As seen in Table 1, following parental leave, most parents returned to work (or planned to, in the case of Expecting Parents), but for women this was often part-time. Almost all the mothers’ working hours were lower than before they had children, while most of the fathers’ remained ...
Paternity leave, as usual, has been talked about less than maternity leave during the last year. Uptake of paternity leave has historically been pretty low, with many new fathers not taking it at all, even when offered. Whether it's paid or unpaid, it's still a rare sight to see patern...