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Fathers Obtain Less Workplace Support Than Mothers for Caregiving

In: Caregiving Fathers in the Workplace

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  • Jasmine Kelland

    (University of Plymouth)

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This chapter explores the notion that caregiving fathers in the workplace receive less support than their female counterparts. It begins by charting the current knowledge which identifies the ways in which organisations provide workplace support for parents with emphasis on the experiences of fathers. In particular, it explores literature which outlines workplace outcomes when fathers challenge the purported social norms by seeking more flexible working patterns to enable an active role in the caregiving of their children. The data obtained within the qualitative element of the ‘Fatherhood Forfeit Study’ are focused upon within this chapter and illustrative quotes from study participants are employed to explore the workplace perceptions and experiences of caregiving fathers. Emphasis is placed upon data grouped under the overarching theme of ‘Fathers obtain less workplace support than mothers for caregiving’. Due to the vast amount of data collected within this theme, a sub-theme has been created entitled ‘Support is conditional and subject to negotiation for fathers’ which specifically explores the contingent nature of workplace support for fathers which is suggested to be more negotiable than the support offered to mothers.

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  • Jasmine Kelland, 2022. "Fathers Obtain Less Workplace Support Than Mothers for Caregiving," Springer Books, in: Caregiving Fathers in the Workplace, chapter 0, pages 67-79, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-030-97971-3_4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-97971-3_4
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