Abstract
Work and family reconciliation is a key issue for many countries; in
Italy, it is also an important and crucial challenge. Though initially
considered a predominantly female issue impacting the maternal
employment rate, the importance of fathers in the family domain
is now widely acknowledged in policy discourses (such as leave
policies). However, an emphasis on ‘fathers’ rights’ has not yet
produced the expected improvements in term of men’s sharing
care responsibilities and fathers’ involvement in children’s lives.
This paper first describes the legislative context along with data
on the use of leaves by employed parents. Then three company
case studies in the North of Italy are presented and analysed,
where both managers and fathers were interviewed to
understand the facilitators and barriers for fathers’ leave-taking
within companies.
Lingua originale | English |
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pagine (da-a) | 193-208 |
Numero di pagine | 16 |
Rivista | COMMUNITY, WORK & FAMILY |
DOI | |
Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2018 |
Keywords
- company
- fathers