Father Parental Leave Use in Spain: The Role of the Female Partner Labour Situation

Autor:	Ángel Martín-Román, Alfonso Moral, Almudena Moreno
Rok vydání:	2022
Předmět:	Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management Economics and Econometrics Sociology and Political Science Accounting
Zdroj:	Work, Employment and Society. 37:293-305
ISSN:	1469-8722 0950-0170
DOI:	10.1177/09500170211062808
Popis:	This article presents novel empirical evidence of fathers’ parental leave usage by introducing a family dimension in Spain. To test this hypothesis, a bivariate probit estimation was used to analyse the effect of the mother’s labour force participation on the father’s decision to take parental leave. This procedure allowed us to address the issue of simultaneous factors affecting the decisions of both the man and the woman, which were relevant to interpreting for the phenomenon. The results suggested that successfully using fathers’ paternity leave as a tool to promote gender equality depends on the family household’s characteristics and the woman’s connection to the job market. The bivariate probit estimation revealed that the effect of the woman’s decision on the man’s choice is much stronger than a naive regression would suggest.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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