Willingness of Spanish Men to Take Maternity Leave. Do Firms’ Strategies for Reconciliation Impinge on This?

Fathers on Leave Alone in Spain: ‘Hey, I Want to Be Able to Do It Like That, Too’

“…(Gerard,laboratory technician,35) The reasons given by respondents, however, referred less to men's employment circumstances than to women's. That situation is consistent with more intense leave-taking among men whose partners have paid work (Escot et al 2012(Escot et al , 2014. Several other motivations for taking leave alone can be identifi ed in this context.…”

“…From a microeconomic perspective, while the equation is not simple, the couple's job situation is a determinant: men would be expected to act according to cost/benefi t logic to maximise their position on the labour market (in terms of salary and stability). Firstly, as discussed above in connection with paternity leave, men are more likely to take it when their partner is employed (Escot et al 2012(Escot et al , 2014. Where couples decide that one of their members should take a leave, that decision is informed, economically speaking (Becker 1991 ), by the consequences for both in terms of economic resources and job protection.…”

Consecuencias del permiso de paternidad en el reparto de tareas y cuidados en la pareja

“…These studies have examined multiple aspects of leaves, including parents' decisions regarding the use of leaves, the conditions of their use and their relative consequences. This can be seen in the following references: employment conditions for the use of paternity leave (Romero-Balsas, 2012, Escot et al, 2013; conditions for the use of maternity leave (Escot et al, 2012); the impact on childcare of the number of days fathers take off from work (Castellanos Serrano et al, 2013); the infl uence of regional measures in the use of leaves for childcare (Lapuerta, 2013); the use and duration of parental leaves (Lapuerta et al, 2011); characteristics of fathers who take leaves (Marí-Klose et al, 2010); qualitative analysis on the use of parental leaves (Borràs et al, 2012;RomeroBalsas et al, 2013); the impact on professional careers (Abril Morales and Romero Díaz, 2005;Meil Landwerlin, 2007); and historical analysis of legislation on parental leaves in Spain (Escobedo, 2011;Wall y Escobedo, 2009). …”

“…Se han analizado múltiples aspectos relacionados con los progenitores sobre decisiones, condiciones de uso y consecuencias relativas a estos permisos, como se puede constatar en las siguientes referencias: los condicionantes laborales para la utilización de permisos de paternidad (Romero-Balsas, 2012; Escot et al, 2013); los condicionantes para la utilización del permiso de maternidad (Escot et al, 2012); las consecuencias en el cuidado de niños/niñas por el número de días de ausencia del trabajo por parte de los progenitores varones (Castellanos Serrano et al, 2013); la infl uen-cia de las medidas autonómicas en la utilización de las excedencias por cuidado de hijos (Lapuerta, 2013); el uso y la duración de las licencias parentales (Lapuerta et al, 2011); las características de los padres que utilizan los permisos (Marí-Klose et al, 2010); análi-sis cualitativos sobre el uso de los permisos parentales (Borràs et al, 2012;Romero-Balsas et al, 2013); las consecuencias en la carrera profesional (Abril Morales y Romero Díaz, 2005;Meil Landwerlin, 2007); y análisis histórico normativo de la evolución de los permisos parentales en España (Escobedo, 2011;Wall y Escobedo, 2009). …”

Parental Leave in Spain: Use, Motivations and Implications

“…Particular research has addressed paternity leave (Romero-Balsas, 2012;Flaquer and Escobedo, 2014;Escot et al, 2014, Fernández-Cornejo andPoza, 2014;Meil, 2017), unpaid full-time parental leave (Lapuerta, Baizán and González, 2011;Romero-Balsas et al, 2013, Muntanyola-Saura andRogero-García, 2013), part-time parental leave (Lapuerta et al, 2011) and men's use of maternal leave (Escot et al, 2012, Fernández-Cornejo, Lafuente andPoza, 2012;Meil et al, 2017b, Romero-Balsas andRogero-García, 2017b). In this article, in keeping with the international literature on the subject, leave of absence (excedencia por cuidado de hijos) and part-time parental leave or reduced hours (reducción de jornada por cuidado de hijos) are referred to as parental leave.…”