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Parental Gender Stereotyping and ‘Think Child–Think Mum’

In: Caregiving Fathers in the Workplace

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  • Jasmine Kelland

    (University of Plymouth)

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This chapter begins by exploring the current literature surrounding parental gender stereotyping, offering explanations as to why mothers are often considered as the primary caregiving parent. It discusses gendered stereotypes in a general sense, their influence on norms of behaviour and then how this impacts on behavioural expectations within the workplace for parents, emphasising the differing expectations of mothers and fathers. The chapter then moves on to present the qualitative data from the ‘Fatherhood Forfeit Study’ which comprised vignette-based manager focus groups and semi-structured interviews with working parents and managers. The emphasis in this chapter is on the overarching theme of ‘Think-Child-Think-Mum’. Illustrative quotes are employed to explore the ways in which parent and manager participants make automatic assumptions regarding primary caregiving status through the sub-themes of ‘Where is Mum?’ and ‘Unconventionality’. Throughout the chapter, the study data are linked to existing academic literature, outlining the ways in which the findings of the qualitative element of the ‘Fatherhood Forfeit Study’ both corresponds with and contradicts existing work.

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  • Jasmine Kelland, 2022. "Parental Gender Stereotyping and ‘Think Child–Think Mum’," Springer Books, in: Caregiving Fathers in the Workplace, chapter 0, pages 43-65, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-030-97971-3_3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-97971-3_3
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