Fathers on Leave Alone: Does It Make a Difference to Their Lives?

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Main Author: Wall, Karin
Publication Date: 2014
Format: Article
Language: eng
Source: Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)
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Summary: Over the last two decades there has been a continuing enhancement of fathers’ leave entitlements. Depending on eligibility criteria and type of leave, fathers may be on leave at the same time as the mother or alone. Despite these developments, little is known about men on leave in a “home alone” manner. The experiences of fathers were explored through a qualitative study using a purposive sample of fourteen Portuguese fathers who took leave alone for one month. Lived experiences are diverse but emphasize the specific impact of leave alone and six key processes: negotiating, caregiving, learning, bonding, undoing gender and experiencing emotions. From a policy perspective, findings suggest that there are differences between family time and father’s time alone.
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spelling Fathers on Leave Alone: Does It Make a Difference to Their Lives?Parental leaveGender equalityLicença parentalIgualdade de géneroOver the last two decades there has been a continuing enhancement of fathers’ leave entitlements. Depending on eligibility criteria and type of leave, fathers may be on leave at the same time as the mother or alone. Despite these developments, little is known about men on leave in a “home alone” manner. The experiences of fathers were explored through a qualitative study using a purposive sample of fourteen Portuguese fathers who took leave alone for one month. Lived experiences are diverse but emphasize the specific impact of leave alone and six key processes: negotiating, caregiving, learning, bonding, undoing gender and experiencing emotions. From a policy perspective, findings suggest that there are differences between family time and father’s time alone.Men's Studies PressRepositório da Universidade de LisboaWall, Karin2014-08-26T15:26:07Z20142014-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10451/11740engWall, K. (2014). Fathers on Leave Alone: Does It Make a Difference to Their Lives? Fathering, 12 (2), 196-210info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)instname:FCCN, serviços digitais da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiainstacron:RCAAP2025-03-17T13:09:48Zoai:repositorio.ulisboa.pt:10451/11740Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireinfo@rcaap.ptopendoar:https://opendoar.ac.uk/repository/71602025-05-29T02:36:30.412523Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP) - FCCN, serviços digitais da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Fathers on Leave Alone: Does It Make a Difference to Their Lives?
title Fathers on Leave Alone: Does It Make a Difference to Their Lives?
spellingShingle Fathers on Leave Alone: Does It Make a Difference to Their Lives?
Wall, Karin
Parental leave
Gender equality
Licença parental
Igualdade de género
title_short Fathers on Leave Alone: Does It Make a Difference to Their Lives?
title_full Fathers on Leave Alone: Does It Make a Difference to Their Lives?
title_fullStr Fathers on Leave Alone: Does It Make a Difference to Their Lives?
title_full_unstemmed Fathers on Leave Alone: Does It Make a Difference to Their Lives?
title_sort Fathers on Leave Alone: Does It Make a Difference to Their Lives?
author Wall, Karin
author_facet Wall, Karin
author_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Wall, Karin
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Parental leave
Gender equality
Licença parental
Igualdade de género
topic Parental leave
Gender equality
Licença parental
Igualdade de género
description Over the last two decades there has been a continuing enhancement of fathers’ leave entitlements. Depending on eligibility criteria and type of leave, fathers may be on leave at the same time as the mother or alone. Despite these developments, little is known about men on leave in a “home alone” manner. The experiences of fathers were explored through a qualitative study using a purposive sample of fourteen Portuguese fathers who took leave alone for one month. Lived experiences are diverse but emphasize the specific impact of leave alone and six key processes: negotiating, caregiving, learning, bonding, undoing gender and experiencing emotions. From a policy perspective, findings suggest that there are differences between family time and father’s time alone.
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