Transitions to Parenthood: Work-Family Policies, Gender, and the Couple Context  

Oleh:

Singley, Susan G. ; Hynes, Kathryn

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Gender and society; vol. 19 no. 03 (Jun. 2005), page 376-397.
Topik: transition to parenthood; work-family policy; gender roles; couples; women’s employment
Fulltext: 376.pdf (159.83KB)

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Can work-family policies promote greater gender equity in family roles? Using interviews with couples from upstate NewYork, we examine the role of work-family policies in the decisions dual-earner married couples make about paid work during the transition to parenthood. During the period immediately around a birth, differences in mothers’and fathers’access to paid time off fromwork interacted with their parenting role ideologies to influence gender differences in paid work arrangements. After the initial transition, employedwomen used and created more flexibility in their work arrangements than their husbands, often reducing their husbands’ need to use available work-family policies.

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