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T1 Formal and Informal Workplace Support for New Fathers in Spain
T2 Chapter 5: Formal and Informal Workplace Support for New Fathers in Spain
A1 Jurado-Guerrero, Teresa
A1 Monferrer, Jordi M.
A1 Botía-Morillas, Carmen
A1 Abril, Francisco
K1 Fatherhood
K1 Work–life balance
K1 Gender gaps
K1 Family-supportive supervisors
K1 Organizational culture
AB Most studies on work–life support at workplaces consider work–life balance to be a women’s issue, either explicitly or implicitly. This chapter analyses how fathers who are involved caregivers are supported or hindered in attaining work–life balance by their workplaces. It explores the following three questions: (1) why fathers value some job adaptations over others compared with mothers; (2) how organizational cultures influence the work–life balance of new fathers and (3) what differences exist across public and private sectors as well as large versus small companies. A qualitative approach with three discussion groups and 22 involved fathers enables us to explore these issues for large companies, public sector workplaces and small businesses. We find that tight time schedules, flextime, telework, schedule control and fully paid nontransferable leaves of absence constitute policies that favor involved fatherhood, while measures without wage replacement generate fear of penalization in the workplace and do not fit the persistent relevance of the provider role. In addition, un-similar supervisors, envy, lack of understanding and gender stereotypes among co-workers and clients constitute cultural barriers at the workplace level. Contrary to our expectations, small businesses may offer a better work–life balance than large companies, while the public sector is not always as family-friendly as assumed.© 2018 by Emerald Publishing Limited. All rights reserved.
PB Emerald Publishing Limited
SN 978-1-78743-042-6
SN ISBN electronic: 978-1-78743-041-9
SN 1530-3535
YR 2018
FD 2018
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/26170
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/26170
LA en
NO Jurado Guerrero, Teresa; Monferrer, Jordi; Botía-Morillas, Carmen; Abril, Francisco (2018). Formal and Informal Workplace Support for New Fathers in Spain. In Arianna Santero, Rosy Musumeci (ed.) Fathers, Childcare and Work. Cultures, Practices and Policies. (Contemporary Perspectives in Family Research), Volume 12. Emerald Publishing Limited, pp.131-153. ISBN: 978-1-78743-042-6 eISBN: 978-1-78743-041-9. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1530-353520180000012006. https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/S1530-353520180000012006#
NO Universidad Pablo de Olavide. Departamento de Sociología
DS RIO
RD May 9, 2026