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This research demonstrates how deviations from social norms in parental leave-taking behavior influence employment outcomes, with significant implications for gender equality policy and workplace practice.
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Employers’ Discrimination against Fathers and Mothers Taking Parental Leave: Evidence from a Choice Experiment
(Interdisciplinary Centre for Labour Market and Family Dynamics (LabFam), Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warsaw)
ideas.repec.org
November 26, 2025 at 10:40 PM
This research demonstrates how deviations from social norms in parental leave-taking behavior influence employment outcomes, with significant implications for gender equality policy and workplace practice.
Read more here: ideas.repec.org/p/war/wpaper...
Read more here: ideas.repec.org/p/war/wpaper...
The study compares parental leave penalties with those associated with unemployment to identify underlying mechanisms. Results indicate employer perceptions of availability, competence, and motivation mediate discriminatory outcomes.
November 26, 2025 at 10:40 PM
The study compares parental leave penalties with those associated with unemployment to identify underlying mechanisms. Results indicate employer perceptions of availability, competence, and motivation mediate discriminatory outcomes.
Both parents face disadvantages when taking longer parental leaves. However, a notable asymmetry exists: fathers are penalized for any leave-taking, while mothers are rewarded for moderate leave that aligns with prevailing norms.
November 26, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Both parents face disadvantages when taking longer parental leaves. However, a notable asymmetry exists: fathers are penalized for any leave-taking, while mothers are rewarded for moderate leave that aligns with prevailing norms.
Mothers taking shorter parental leaves receive hiring and pay bonuses compared to those taking longer leaves. Employers attribute higher availability, competence, and motivation to mothers with shorter leave periods.
November 26, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Mothers taking shorter parental leaves receive hiring and pay bonuses compared to those taking longer leaves. Employers attribute higher availability, competence, and motivation to mothers with shorter leave periods.
Fathers face penalties for taking any parental leave, with more severe consequences for longer leaves. Managers also perceive fathers taking leave as less available for work.
November 26, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Fathers face penalties for taking any parental leave, with more severe consequences for longer leaves. Managers also perceive fathers taking leave as less available for work.
This discrete choice experiment with 997 managers provides causal evidence on hiring and pay penalties associated with parental leave. Managers evaluated hypothetical job candidates with different leave-taking patterns, revealing interesting findings.
November 26, 2025 at 10:40 PM
This discrete choice experiment with 997 managers provides causal evidence on hiring and pay penalties associated with parental leave. Managers evaluated hypothetical job candidates with different leave-taking patterns, revealing interesting findings.
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Gender Divisions of Domestic Labour During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada: Did Increases in Father Involvement Persist Through Later Stages? - PubMed
In the wake of widespread disruptions to employment, schooling and childcare early in the COVID-19 pandemic, fathers' share of domestic labour increased. Drawing on Canadian survey data from…
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November 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Thanks for the authors for this research! Find this article in the Canadian Review of Sociology here: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41188195/
This research offers important evidence on the conditions under which crisis-driven disruptions result in sustained changes in domestic labour arrangements. Structural continuity, rather than temporary crisis conditions, is essential for lasting transformation.
November 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
This research offers important evidence on the conditions under which crisis-driven disruptions result in sustained changes in domestic labour arrangements. Structural continuity, rather than temporary crisis conditions, is essential for lasting transformation.
The findings emphasize the necessity of extended temporal analysis and couple-level employment data when assessing pandemic impacts on gendered divisions of household labour. Single time-point assessments prove insufficient for capturing meaningful change.
November 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The findings emphasize the necessity of extended temporal analysis and couple-level employment data when assessing pandemic impacts on gendered divisions of household labour. Single time-point assessments prove insufficient for capturing meaningful change.
School and childcare closures, which were most widespread during the first wave, had no lasting impact on fathers' share of childcare tasks or overall childcare responsibilities.
November 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
School and childcare closures, which were most widespread during the first wave, had no lasting impact on fathers' share of childcare tasks or overall childcare responsibilities.
Persistent increases in paternal domestic labour occurred only when specific employment arrangements continued through later pandemic stages, specifically when fathers maintained remote work while mothers returned to workplace-based employment.
November 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Persistent increases in paternal domestic labour occurred only when specific employment arrangements continued through later pandemic stages, specifically when fathers maintained remote work while mothers returned to workplace-based employment.
However, first-wave household employment arrangements that initially boosted father involvement were not associated with sustained increases in later pandemic phases—early disruptions alone did not predict lasting change.
November 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
However, first-wave household employment arrangements that initially boosted father involvement were not associated with sustained increases in later pandemic phases—early disruptions alone did not predict lasting change.
Using survey data from August/September 2021, the authors find dual-earner parents of young children continued to report modest increases in father involvement in housework and childcare approximately 18 months into the pandemic.
November 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Using survey data from August/September 2021, the authors find dual-earner parents of young children continued to report modest increases in father involvement in housework and childcare approximately 18 months into the pandemic.
Early pandemic disruptions to employment, schooling, and childcare led to increased paternal participation in housework and childcare. This study investigates whether these changes represented lasting shifts in gender divisions of domestic labour.
November 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Early pandemic disruptions to employment, schooling, and childcare led to increased paternal participation in housework and childcare. This study investigates whether these changes represented lasting shifts in gender divisions of domestic labour.
The authors pose a key question to planners and policymakers: What would transport systems look like if designed not for a generic user, but for young carers? This reframing could transform approaches to diversity and exclusion in mobility planning.
November 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The authors pose a key question to planners and policymakers: What would transport systems look like if designed not for a generic user, but for young carers? This reframing could transform approaches to diversity and exclusion in mobility planning.
This integration challenges rigid categorizations of journey types, advocating for more nuanced understandings of everyday mobility over the life-course rather than fragmented trip classifications.
November 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM
This integration challenges rigid categorizations of journey types, advocating for more nuanced understandings of everyday mobility over the life-course rather than fragmented trip classifications.
While young carers may constitute a minority, this approach connects mobilities of care research with youth-centric mobility studies, advancing both fields and revealing gaps in current transport planning frameworks.
November 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM
While young carers may constitute a minority, this approach connects mobilities of care research with youth-centric mobility studies, advancing both fields and revealing gaps in current transport planning frameworks.
Drawing on research in inclusive transport planning, young carers, and care-related mobility, "Planning transport for the needs of young carers" proposes a critical thought experiment: designing transport systems with young carers as the reference point.
November 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Drawing on research in inclusive transport planning, young carers, and care-related mobility, "Planning transport for the needs of young carers" proposes a critical thought experiment: designing transport systems with young carers as the reference point.
Young carers—individuals aged 18 and under with significant care responsibilities—navigate complex, competing transport needs encompassing caring tasks, education, leisure, and other activities essential to daily life.
November 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Young carers—individuals aged 18 and under with significant care responsibilities—navigate complex, competing transport needs encompassing caring tasks, education, leisure, and other activities essential to daily life.
Transport planning has long centered on a paradigmatic user: the male, adult, non-disabled white-collar commuter. This archetype persists despite sustained critiques and disruptions from the Covid-19 pandemic.
November 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Transport planning has long centered on a paradigmatic user: the male, adult, non-disabled white-collar commuter. This archetype persists despite sustained critiques and disruptions from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Beyond its theoretical contributions, the framework serves as a heuristic tool for policy design. It can guide the development of more effective implementation strategies that bridge the gap between formal rights and actual uptake by intended beneficiaries.
Read more here: doi.org/10.1080/1366...
Read more here: doi.org/10.1080/1366...
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November 18, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Beyond its theoretical contributions, the framework serves as a heuristic tool for policy design. It can guide the development of more effective implementation strategies that bridge the gap between formal rights and actual uptake by intended beneficiaries.
Read more here: doi.org/10.1080/1366...
Read more here: doi.org/10.1080/1366...