Fathers on Leave Alone in Switzerland: Agents of Social Change?

Fathers on Leave: Experiences of Middle-Class Fathers on Parental Leave in the City of Zagreb

“…This made them feel more competent as parents. They became more attentive and open to allowing the child's needs to determine the course of the daily routine (Kvande and Brandth, 2017;Leitão, 2017, Tremblay andLazzari Dodeler, 2017;Meil et al, 2017;Duvander et al, 2017;Valarino, 2017). Another change observed in the case of fathers who spent at least one month on leave relates to a newfound understanding of the work mothers do, both concerning the household and childcare.…”

“…Fathers in Norway who spent two or more months on leave also spoke of leave as being tiring and challenging (Kvande and Brandth, 2017). Fathers in other countries who spent "leave alone" and for more than one month also tended to describe leave as a "non-stop" period (for Portugal see Wall and Leitão, 2017, for Finland see Lammi-Taskula, 2017, for Switzerland see Valarino, 2017).…”

"The Swiss leave scheme at crossroads. Gender equality implications of parental and paternity leave proposals"

“…Fathers' increased participation in domestic tasks is observed only for fairly longer periods of leave taken (more than 1 or 2 months) or for solo leave uptake, when the mother has returned to work (Bünning, 2015;O'Brien & Wall, 2016). On the individual level, fathers who have taken leave tend to report undifferentiated representations of motherhood and fatherhood and to develop a similar sense of parenting responsibility as mothers (Rehel, 2014;Valarino, 2016a).…”

Why are Paternity Leaves and Father’s Quotas Important? A Comparative Overview of Father’s Leave Schemes in European Countries and Factors and Outcomes of Father’s Leave Use

“…Tako je vjerojatnije da će očevi koristiti dopuste u javnom nego u privatnom sektoru (npr., Bygren i Duvander, 2006;Whitehouse, Diamond i Baird, 2007;Geisler i Kreyenfeld, 2011). U privatnom sektoru očevi također rade ustupke te prilagođavaju korištenje dopusta činjenici da rade na projektu ili ih nema tko zamijeniti na radnom mjestu (pomiču planirani početak ili kraj dopusta), povremeno rade od kuće, koriste dopuste u nepunom radnom vremenu ili rade jedan dan u tjednu (Duvander, Haas i Thalberg, 2017;Tremblay i Lazzari Dodeler, 2017;Valarino, 2017;Wall i Leitão, 2017).…”

“…Štoviše, očevo korištenje dopusta u nepunom radnom vremenu vodi tomu da radne obveze ometaju roditeljske te određuju organizaciju dopusta, ali i povećanom stresu očeva (usp., npr., Brandth i Kvande, 2016). i podređivanju dnevne rutine potrebama djeteta (Duvander, Haas i Thalberg, 2017;Kvande i Brandth, 2017;Meil, Romero-Balsas i Rogero-García, 2017;Tremblay i Lazzari Dodeler, 2017;Valarino, 2017;Wall i Leitão, 2017). Zanimljivo je istaknuti da očevi koji su sami na dopustu proveli jedan ili više mjeseci bolje razumiju poslove koje je najčešće obavljala majka, bilo vezane za kućanstvo ili za brigu o djetetu.…”