Fatherhood regimes and father involvement in France and the UK

Father’s Involvement: Individual and Cross-Country Differences

“…Современные исследования показывают, что моделиотцовской вовлеченно-сти -участия мужчины в делах семьи, и в частности, в заботе о детях -замет-но различаются не только между социальными группами, но и между страна-ми [Gregory, Milner, 2008;Hook, 2006]. Отцовская вовлеченность зависит как от распространенных в обществе взглядов и собственных установок мужчины, так и «от реальных возможностей ее исполнения, включая ситуацию на рынке труда» [Рождественская, 2010: 79], а также от характера социальной политики.…”

Fathers Taking Leave Alone in the UK – A Gift Exchange Between Mother and Father?

“…Over the last 40 years 'involved' fatherhood has become more embedded in the cultural, political and public discourses of the British fatherhood regime (Gregory and Milner 2008 ) although formal institutional support for involved fatherhood is rather weak. In terms of leave, the statutory provision is short or minimalist with low/no income replacement (O'Brien 2009 ).…”

Fathers on Leave Alone: Setting the Scene

“…National policy developments provide fathers with different entitlements and opportunities for work-family balance, encapsulated by Gregory and Milner (2008) as "fatherhood regimes". In this book, we compare specific countries (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Canada, Portugal) which have introduced generous fullycompensated leave entitlements for fathers, such as well-paid paternity leave and explicit father-targeted policy schemes (daddy months, bonus month) allowing fathers to take up one or more months of paid parental leave on a full-time or parttime basis, with countries where policy developments have focused weakly on the enhancement of fathers' entitlements to leave (UK, Spain, France, Switzerland, Japan).…”

“…Switzerland, Japan). Policy context has been shown to impact strongly on social norms and practices, within families and in society at large, regarding father's roles and the organisation of work-family balance (Gregory and Milner 2008;Hobson 2014;Rush 2015). The lived experiences of fathers and the consequences of leave, as understood by fathers themselves, will be also be influenced by these differences in leave policy regimes and their implication for paid and unpaid work.…”