Does Involved Fathering Produce a Larger Total Workload for Fathers Than for Mothers? Evidence from Norway

Kitterød, Ragni Hege; Rønsen, Marit

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“…The concept of fatherhood reflects a social imaginary that is shaped by the symbolic representations of beliefs, stereotypes, and values (Lupton & Barclay, 1997). A distinctive characteristic of the new-involved fatherhood relies on the idea that men and women must share responsibilities both inside and outside the home, and fathers should actively be involved with their children (Alberdi & Escario, 2007; Kitterød & Rønsen, 2015).…”

Section: Results: Structural Elements Which Condition Types Of Fathermentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These two countries have been selected due to their different approach toward family policies and the dissimilar rates of women’s participation in the labor market (Elizalde San Miguel, Díaz Gandasegui, & Díaz Gorfinkiel, 2015). While Norway’s family policies have promoted an egalitarian family model and there is a general consensus that this has priority within national social policies (Kitterød & Rønsen, 2015), Spanish family policies have been described as recent, inconsistent, and uncertain in the family model they aim to promote (León & Moreno, 2013). Therefore, these countries represent strategic examples to analyze the influence that structural dimensions have on the exercise of fatherhood.…”

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Is Involved Fatherhood Possible? Structural Elements Influencing the Exercise of Paternity in Spain and Norway

Miguel

Gandasegui

Gorfinkiel

2019

Journal of Family Issues

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This article analyses the different ways in which fatherhood is exercised in Spain and Norway. Family transformations and the redefinition of social roles assigned to men and women have brought changes in the meanings ascribed to paternity by Western societies. The two countries analyzed have undergone these changes in different ways, as they reflect different social interpretations about fathering, dissimilar participation of women in the labor market and diverse development of family policies. The aim of the article is therefore to analyze the structural elements that shape the behavior of fathers in Spain and Norway. Methodological triangulation was applied, combining in-depth interviews in both countries with a quantitative analysis of the main databases within this area. The empirical analysis is undertaken within the structural theory perspective, which takes into account the existence of elements external to the families which influence the distribution of work within the private sphere.

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Section: Results: Structural Elements Which Condition Types Of Fathermentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Is Involved Fatherhood Possible? Structural Elements Influencing the Exercise of Paternity in Spain and Norway

Miguel

Gandasegui

Gorfinkiel

2019

Journal of Family Issues

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“…Fathers generally have more flexible working time than mothers with fewer constraints when organizing their work time. As in many other Western countries, Norwegian parents’ time use has become similar in recent decades (Kitterød and Rønsen, ). Parents’ working time practices are generally gender segregated, even though there are exceptions (see Aarseth, ; Holter, ).…”

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confidence: 85%

“…Even though more mothers are working in Norway than previously, the ‘new traditional’ family practice is that fathers work full‐time and mothers work part‐time, the so‐called mommy track. For dual‐earner couples, women work about half the time that their partner does (Kitterød and Rønsen, ).…”

Section: Gendering Globalized Organizationsmentioning

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Norwegian Working Fathers in Global Working Life

Børve¹,

Bungum²

2015

Gender Work & Organization

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This article examines the impact that global working life has on working fathers’ practices and family life. The internationalization of working life implies that different traditions and practices encounter and challenge each other. The focus is on mothers’ and children's experiences with work–family life and their perceptions of fathers working in global companies. Using a case study approach, we explore how working conditions in global knowledge work organizations affect fathers’ work practices and family life. The findings indicate that working conditions in global working life are gendered and not conducive to the development of the Norwegian fatherhood ideal of the working father. This is due to global and flexible working conditions, which imply long working hours, extensive travel and jetlag‐related problems. Global working conditions produce a traditional masculinity practice, what Connell terms ‘transnational masculinity’, which infringes upon fathers’ practice of being present.

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“…Of those entitled to father’s leave, 10% take no leave and 14% only use part of the quota (Kitterød et al, 2017). Thus fathers’ absence from the workplace because of children is relatively limited in comparison with mothers’ absence, because she takes most of the shared parental leave quota (Kitterød and Rønsen, 2013).…”

Section: Gendered Norms Of Parenthood and The Implications For Gendermentioning

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Managers’ views on employees’ parental leave: Problems and solutions within different institutional logics

Nordberg¹

2018

Acta Sociologica

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An examination of managers' perspectives on employees' parental leave rights is presented, drawing on qualitative interviews with 34 managers in the Norwegian police and in the legal profession. The aim of the article is to explore how managers approach employees' parental leave within different institutional logics and how their approach relates to gendered norms of good parenthood. According to these norms, parental leave is used fully, but mothers take the main share of the leave. The findings show that the managers do not necessarily perceive parental leave as a problem. However, the practical solutions the managers propose to possible challenges give important clues about what parental leave entails within the frame of different institutional logics. The managers' concerns reveal that parental leave rights may clash with central values, goals and strategies in an organisation. Within the logics of the police and private law firms, work is more individualised and thus perceived as more challenging than in the public sector law offices. When the solution suggested by the managers is for individual employees to adapt their leave, gendered norms come forward. However, the analysis also shows that gendered parenthood norms play out differently with the different institutional logics. With these insights, the analysis shows how policy regulations and local workplace contexts interact in shaping the consequences of family policies for gender equality in wages and career progression

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Does Involved Fathering Produce a Larger Total Workload for Fathers Than for Mothers? Evidence from Norway

Cited by 8 publications

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Is Involved Fatherhood Possible? Structural Elements Influencing the Exercise of Paternity in Spain and Norway

Is Involved Fatherhood Possible? Structural Elements Influencing the Exercise of Paternity in Spain and Norway

Norwegian Working Fathers in Global Working Life

Managers’ views on employees’ parental leave: Problems and solutions within different institutional logics

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