Caring fathers in Europe: Toward universal caregiver families?

Martínez-Pastor, Juan-Ignacio, Jurado-Guerrero, Teresa, Fernández-Lozano, Irina y Castellanos-Serrano, Cristina . (2022) Caring fathers in Europe: Toward universal caregiver families?. Gender, Work and Organization


Título Caring fathers in Europe: Toward universal caregiver families?
Autor(es) Martínez-Pastor, Juan-Ignacio
Jurado-Guerrero, Teresa
Fernández-Lozano, Irina
Castellanos-Serrano, Cristina
Materia(s) Sociología
Abstract Increasingly, men are challenging the assumption that care is a feminine task and are involving themselves in childcare and the care of dependent adults. However, this does not necessarily have consequences for their work, as they very rarely make costly adaptations in their working lives. In this study, we propose a definition of a man in care (MIC) as a working father who, in order to meet care needs, has adapted his working life in a way that potentially entails a financial penalty. We analyze the prevalence of men in care among men living with children below the age of 15 across the EU-27 plus Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, and the UK using recent representative data (the European Labour Survey and its 2018 ad hoc module on work-life balance). We find that although the number of men engaging in costly work adaptations is still very low when compared to their female counterparts, the characteristics of these men can be clearly outlined: they have a non-manual occupation (managers excluded), they have temporary contracts or are self-employed, they are partnered to women who hold jobs of 40 or more hours a week and have a high educational attainment, and they work in family-friendly companies. Also, at the context level, the prevalence of MIC is clearly elated to gender equality and values. However, we do not find evidence of any country having reached the universal caregiver model proposed by Nancy Fraser, including those with more advanced gender and welfare regimes.
Palabras clave social structure
sociology of family
sociology of work
Editor(es) Wiley
Fecha 2022-12-30
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Identificador bibliuned:DptoSociologiaII-Articulos-Ifernandez-0001
http://e-spacio.uned.es/fez/view/bibliuned:DptoSociologiaII-Articulos-Ifernandez-0001
DOI - identifier https://doi.org/10.1111/gwao.12948
ISSN - identifier 0968-6673; eISSN 1468-0432
Nombre de la revista Gender, Work and Organization
Número de Volumen 31
Número de Issue 2
Página inicial 1
Página final 23
Publicado en la Revista Gender, Work and Organization
Idioma eng
Versión de la publicación acceptedVersion
Tipo de recurso Article
Derechos de acceso y licencia http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
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Notas adicionales La versión registrada de este artículo, publicado por primera vez en Gender, Work and Organization (2024) 31-2 p.1-23, está disponible en línea en el sitio web del editor: Wiley https://doi.org/10.1111/gwao.12948
Notas adicionales The registered version of this article, first published in Gender, Work and Organization (2024) 31-2 p.1-23, is available online at the publisher's website: Wiley https://doi.org/10.1111/gwao.12948

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