Richard J. Petts
@pettsric.bsky.social
Sociologist and family demographer whose research focuses on the intersection of family, work, gender, and policy. Current projects focus on parental leave, fatherhood, parents' divisions of labor, and work-family issues.
www.richardpetts.com
www.richardpetts.com
Want men to do more housework? Encourage them to take paternity leave! In a new paper with Dan Carlson and Chris Knoester, we find that fathers do greater shares of, and spend more time in, housework when they take leave.
doi.org/10.1017/S004...
doi.org/10.1017/S004...
Paternity leave-taking and US Fathers’ participation in housework | Journal of Social Policy | Cambridge Core
Paternity leave-taking and US Fathers’ participation in housework
doi.org
July 6, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Want men to do more housework? Encourage them to take paternity leave! In a new paper with Dan Carlson and Chris Knoester, we find that fathers do greater shares of, and spend more time in, housework when they take leave.
doi.org/10.1017/S004...
doi.org/10.1017/S004...
Reposted by Richard J. Petts
This #FathersDay, flip the script: give your time. A new @ccfamilies.bsky.social brief by Daniel Carlson & @pettsric.bsky.social shows that when dads share childcare & housework everyone wins: better relationships, healthier kids, and happier dads. Read more here: sites.utexas.edu/contemporary...
Father’s Day Brief: A Gift for Dad that Benefits the Whole Family
sites.utexas.edu
June 12, 2025 at 3:27 PM
This #FathersDay, flip the script: give your time. A new @ccfamilies.bsky.social brief by Daniel Carlson & @pettsric.bsky.social shows that when dads share childcare & housework everyone wins: better relationships, healthier kids, and happier dads. Read more here: sites.utexas.edu/contemporary...
Think differently this Father's Day. Dads - give yourself a gift that will benefit everyone: more time in household and cognitive labor. See our press release on how to make this year's Father's Day gift keep on giving the whole year.
sites.utexas.edu/contemporary...
sites.utexas.edu/contemporary...
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June 12, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Think differently this Father's Day. Dads - give yourself a gift that will benefit everyone: more time in household and cognitive labor. See our press release on how to make this year's Father's Day gift keep on giving the whole year.
sites.utexas.edu/contemporary...
sites.utexas.edu/contemporary...
What do fathers really want for Father's Day? How about a national policy that provides paid leave to all fathers!
Check out my newly released Big Ideas Talk courtesy of @wfrn.bsky.social.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iloV...
Check out my newly released Big Ideas Talk courtesy of @wfrn.bsky.social.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iloV...
Richard Petts - What if All Fathers in the U.S. Had Paid Paternity Leave?
YouTube video by Work and Family Researchers Network
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June 5, 2025 at 12:40 PM
What do fathers really want for Father's Day? How about a national policy that provides paid leave to all fathers!
Check out my newly released Big Ideas Talk courtesy of @wfrn.bsky.social.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iloV...
Check out my newly released Big Ideas Talk courtesy of @wfrn.bsky.social.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iloV...
I love seeing more attention placed on the importance of fathers taking (and receiving workplace support for taking) parental leave.
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www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...
December 18, 2023 at 2:02 PM
I love seeing more attention placed on the importance of fathers taking (and receiving workplace support for taking) parental leave.
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...
Families are dealing with a lot today, based on new findings from the 2023 American Family Survey. I enjoyed speaking with Lois Collins for this story.
www.deseret.com/2023/12/5/23...
www.deseret.com/2023/12/5/23...
December 5, 2023 at 1:34 PM
Families are dealing with a lot today, based on new findings from the 2023 American Family Survey. I enjoyed speaking with Lois Collins for this story.
www.deseret.com/2023/12/5/23...
www.deseret.com/2023/12/5/23...