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Use of Paid Parental Leave in Spain by Mothers and Fathers of Children Born in 2023. The Problem of Simultaneity in the Parental Leave System Design

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dc.contributor.authorCastellanos Serrano, Cristina
dc.contributor.authorRecio Alcaide, Adela
dc.contributor.editorUniversidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (España)
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-26T07:02:26Z
dc.date.available2025-03-26T07:02:26Z
dc.date.issued2025-03-24
dc.description.abstractIn 2021, Spain became the only country where there is no gender gap in the time used of paid parental leave (PPL). Most fathers and mothers use the whole 16 weeks that they have of PPL. Studies have shown that this is the result of the three characteristics included in the legislative norm that regulates them, which establishes: equal leave -of 16 weeks for each parent-, non-transferable and paid at 100% of previous earnings. However, the regulation also encourages the leaves to be used simultaneously by both parents instead of in shifts, since, on the one hand, it obliges the first 6 weeks to be simultaneous and, on the other hand, it obliges the agreement with the company for the use of the remaining 10 weeks, which can be divided. This causes an asymmetry of power between employee and employer with the capacity to bias the form of use. Encouraging the simultaneous use of PPL, rather than its use in shifts by parents, in addition to generating a less efficient use of public spending, reinforce gender roles as they complicate women's return to work after taking their leave and encourage the role of “helper father” instead of “co-responsible father”. Currently, a minority of fathers use their fractional part of their leave in shifts - once the mother has returned to work - thus taking sole responsibility for the care of the baby, giving rise to what is known as solo care. Considering international evidence, two small changes in the law would significantly modify the way paid parental leave is used by fathers, moving it mostly towards solo care: that only two simultaneous weeks are required instead of the current six, and that it is sufficient to inform the employer for the fractional part of the leave to be taken. In the absence of reforms to correct the problem of simultaneity, solo care will be a minority option for several decades and the potential of PPL to modify gender roles and include care as a relevant element for men will be hugely reduced.en
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14468/26357
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.centerFacultades y escuelas::Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales
dc.relation.departmentEconomía Aplicada
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject53 Ciencias Económicas
dc.subject.keywordsparental leaveen
dc.subject.keywordsmaternityen
dc.subject.keywordspaternityen
dc.subject.keywordsgender equalityen
dc.subject.keywordspublic policyen
dc.titleUse of Paid Parental Leave in Spain by Mothers and Fathers of Children Born in 2023. The Problem of Simultaneity in the Parental Leave System Designen
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person.givenNameCristina
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