Public debate and research on absence care leaves of men (paternity leaves) is growing in
the last years. Practitioners and scholars alike are seeking evidence-informed answers on …

This study analyzes the intrahousehold division of labor within heterosexual couples with
children during the COVID-19 lockdown in Spain. The strict confinement established could …

Despite global commitments and efforts, a gender‐based division of paid and unpaid work
persists. To identify how psychological factors, national policies, and the broader …

This working paper examines the potential of the directive on work-life balance (WLBD) to
increase the role of fathers in care, and thereby, to enhance possibilities for mothers to retain …

Objective The article evaluates the 2007 introduction of nontransferable and fully paid
paternity leave in Spain. Background Previous research has focused on paternity leave …

Purpose In January 2021, Spanish paid parental leave for fathers was fully equated with that
for mothers. Is this facilitating working fathers developing an identity of caring fathers …

Paternity leave has been introduced in many countries as a way to foster father´ s co-
responsibility in family obligations. This study aims\to analyse, for the Spanish case, if (1) the …

In the present work, we addressed the relationship between parental leave policies and
social norms. Using a pre‐registered, cross‐national approach, we examined the …

The European Union Work-Life Balance Directive aims to promote a better work-care
balance by introducing extensive parental leave. However, a change in policy does not …

As parental leave policies increasingly encourage new fathers to take paternal leave, the
present experimental study explores evaluations of male and female workers who do (or do …