scholarly journals What Helps and What Hinders? Exploring the Role of Workplace Characteristics for Parental Leave Use and Its Career Consequences

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 270
Author(s):  
Samtleben ◽  
Bringmann ◽  
Bünning ◽  
Hipp
Keyword(s):  
Parental Leave ◽  
Private Life ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Paid Work ◽  
Professional Advancement ◽  
Strong Ideal ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Ideal Worker Norm ◽  
Ideal Worker

The division of parental leave among couples today is still unequal—even in countries with progressive leave schemes. Given the gendered nature of the workplace, we examine how organizational characteristics relate to fathers’ uptake and length of parental leave as well as to the perceived career consequences of leave uptake among those fathers who took leave. In our mixed methods study, we draw on unique quantitative and qualitative data on different-sex couples with young children in Germany (2015). We find that the fear of professional repercussions and the lack of a replacement at work inhibit fathers both from taking leave in general and, for those who take leave, from taking it for more than two months. Interestingly, however, the majority of fathers who took leave did not think that their leave negatively affected their professional advancement. This positive evaluation was independent of the length of leave. We compared fathers’ perceived leave consequences to those of mothers, who tended to have a more negative view of the impact of taking leave on their careers. Both fathers and mothers were more likely to report negative career consequences if they worked in organizations that promoted a strong ideal worker norm, that is, where employees thought that they were expected to prioritize paid work over their private life.

scholarly journals Families and Patterns of Work: Paid and Unpaid Parental Leave in Two Parent Families

1970 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Callister
Keyword(s):  
Census Data ◽  
Parental Leave ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Paid Work ◽  
Older Children ◽  
Work Patterns ◽  
Parental Characteristics ◽  
Gender Education ◽  
Paid Parental Leave

In a two parent family the birth of a child often results in one parent moving out of paid work for some period of time. This absence from paid work can come about through the use of formal parental leave, resignation from a job, or because the parent already may not be in paid work through unemployment or alternatively because they are already at home looking after older children. Using 1991 census data this paper examines the paid work patterns of parents in the first five years of a child's life with a particular emphasis on the first 24 months. The paper analyses these patterns using a range of parental characteristics including gender, education, occupation and ethnicity. The paper then examines the effect the introduction of paid parental leave may have on some of these patterns using the experience of Sweden. In particular, there is a focus on whether paid leave increases the number of men in the role of primary caregiver in the early years of a child's life.

Impact of Bloggers' Privacy Exposure on Blog Trust

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 54-68
Author(s):  
Kaouther Jridi ◽  
Amel Chaabouni ◽  
Fatma Bakini ◽  
Mabehej Chater
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Communication Strategies ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Private Life ◽  
Equation Method ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Moderating Role

This research aims to put into perspective the impact of exposing a blogger's private life over confidence which concerns the blog and the moderating role of the implication towards the category of the product. The collection of data is conducted among 320 members of the blog "streetstyletunisia," a fashion and beauty blog. The structural equation method based on the AMOS approach has been used to analyze the data. The results show the positive effect of honesty, a dimension of exposing a blogger's privacy over confidence concerning the blog, but disproving the impact of the blogger's intentionality over trust. This research confirms the moderating effect of involvement with the category of fashion and beauty product on the relationship between the perceived exposure of the blogger's private life and trust in the blog. This research can be interesting to marketers, as they need to partner with honest bloggers who reveal their privacy in order to influence amateurs and inspire trust in them and therefore embrace new communication strategies.

Conclusions: Change in Policies, Fathers’ Caregiving and the Ideal Worker Norm

2020 ◽  
pp. 197-202
Author(s):  
Berit Brandth ◽  
Elin Kvande
Keyword(s):  
Parental Leave ◽  
Processes Of Change ◽  
Process Of Change ◽  
Dual Earner ◽  
Supportive Role ◽  
Sense Of Entitlement ◽  
Ideal Worker Norm ◽  
Ideal Worker ◽  
The Ideal

This concluding chapter discusses the ways in which the parental leave design in terms of the father’s quota may have consequences for change in fatherhood and caregiving and thus for the wider processes of change towards a dual earner/dual carer model. It highlights change in fathers’ sense of entitlement to leave, which has made it into a norm. Aspects such as flexible use and the possibility for mothers to stay home are identified to harm the process of change towards dual caring. A focus on the content of the leave identifies further aspects of change in the father-child relation and care competence of fathers in the direction of caring masculinities. Working life’s supportive role contributes to placing a change of the ideal worker norm within sight.

The Emotional Impact of Unfulfilled Career Aspirations for Stay-at-Home Mothers in Australia

2021 ◽  
pp. 0192513X2110307
Author(s):  
Melissa Johnstone ◽  
Jayne Lucke
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Emotional Impact ◽  
Paid Work ◽  
Family Outcomes ◽  
Work Family ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Lower Life Satisfaction ◽  
At Home

Australia has a relatively high proportion of stay-at-home mothers, despite most young women aspiring to combine motherhood with paid work. Using two waves of quantitative data from the 1973–1978 cohort of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health, and interviews with a subsample of stay-at-home mothers, we aimed to understand the role of agency in women’s work–family outcomes and the impact upon their well-being. More than four out of five stay-at-home mothers (83%) had previously aspired to combine motherhood with paid work. There were no differences in mental health scores of stay-at-home mothers according to prior work aspirations. However, stay-at-home mothers had marginally lower life satisfaction, and were more dissatisfied with the progress of their career when they had previously aspired to paid work, compared with unpaid work. Although women described their current situation as a ‘choice’, their choices were deeply embedded within gendered, social and economic contexts.

scholarly journals The Role of the Clinical Pharmacist in an Irish University Teaching Hospital: A Mixed-Methods Study

Pharmacy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 14
Author(s):  
Sarah Ronan ◽  
Nicola Shannon ◽  
Katie Cooke ◽  
Trish McKeon ◽  
Elaine K. Walsh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Drug Event ◽  
Benefit Ratio ◽  
Cost Avoidance ◽  
Cost Benefit Ratio ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Impact

Medication review (MR) is a vital part of the pharmacist’s role in hospital. However, in the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital (SIVUH), Cork, Ireland, this has not been fully implemented due to resource issues. In addition, the cost of providing this service has not been evaluated. Moreover, it is not clear how other members of the multidisciplinary team e.g., Nurses, value any interventions made as a result of the MR. This mixed methods study assessed the impact of MR in terms of (i) potential clinical harm, (ii) cost avoidance and (iii) the views of nursing staff on the role of the pharmacist. The setting is a 192-bed, voluntary, acute hospital, in the Munster region of Ireland. Study I: The pharmacist provided MR to patients conventionally once a week. Any interventions were then assessed for potential clinical harm and to calculate cost avoidance. Study II: Semi-structured interviews, guided by a topic guide were completed with 12 nurses (11 female). Thematic analysis was used to code the main themes. Main outcome measure: To estimate the cost, cost avoidance, and the net cost benefit ratio of MR provided by pharmacists. Study I: Of 128 patients who received the MR, 113 interventions were made. The estimated cost of providing the MR was €2559 (senior pharmacist). Using €1084 as the cost of an adverse drug event (ADE), the cost avoidance was calculated at €42,330. This led to a net cost benefit of €39,771 (senior pharmacist) which equated to a net cost benefit ratio of 16.5:1. Study II: The main themes were (i) perceptions of pharmacy services, (ii) the role of the pharmacist—past, present and future, and (iii) teamwork and communication. Nurses expressed a desire to have more pharmacists present on the wards.

Women Managers’ Impact on Use of Family-friendly Measures among Their Subordinates in Japanese Firms

2021 ◽  
pp. 095001702098740
Author(s):  
Makiko Fuwa
Keyword(s):  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Women Managers ◽  
Parental Leave ◽  
Change Agents ◽  
Female Managers ◽  
Japanese Firms ◽  
Family Friendly ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Impact

Using data from the Survey on Support for Work–Life Balance conducted in Japan, this study investigates the role of female managers in enhancing their male and female subordinates’ access to family-friendly measures in the workplace. Research on organisational gender inequality has proposed two contrasting perspectives regarding the impact of female managers on gender inequality, describing female managers as either ‘change agents’ or ‘cogs in the machine’. However, previous research has rarely investigated whether female managers address men’s limited access to family-friendly measures, which is often the hidden side of the coin of gender imbalance in male-dominated organisations. Results indicate that female managers were more likely to have subordinates who take parental leave and to exhibit stronger support for male subordinates’ family-related requests than male managers, although, like male managers, they reported feeling that managing their sections during these absences is a challenge. The implications of the findings are discussed.

A Study of Employee's Work-Life Balance in Indonesia: The Effect of Human Resources Practice and Perceived Organizational Support

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-12
Author(s):  
Arif Partono Prasetio ◽  
Romat Saragih ◽  
Bachruddin Saleh Luturlean
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Organizational Support ◽  
Perceived Organizational Support ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Private Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Hr Practices ◽  
The Impact

This empirical research was conducted to examine the impact of effective human resource practice and perceived organizational support in improving employee work-life balance in Indonesia. The study sample consisted of 363 employees worked in Bandung and Jakarta. Sample was selected using nonprobability method. We testing the mediation role of perceive organizational support between effective HR practices and work-life balance at individual levels. This study helps explain the work and life interaction among employees by analyzing the level of suport from organization. SPSS with Macro Process was used to test the relation. Participants presume that organization already practice effective HR policies and gave adequate support to do the job. Employee also develop higher balance between work and private life. It seems such balance was formed by the organization involvement. Our findings support the statement that the relation of effective HR practices and work-life balance is mediated by employee's regarding organizational support. Management should focus on developing human resources policies that regards as promoting support for employees. Keywords: Human Resources Practice, Perceived Organizational Support, Work-Life Balance

scholarly journals Families' Employment and Childcare Arrangements

1970 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valerie Podmore
Keyword(s):  
Parental Leave ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Labour Force Participation ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Paid Work ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Education And Care ◽  
Part Time ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Impact

This study investigated parents' experiences and their views on labour force participation, child care arrangements, and parental leave policies. Participants were 60 families with five-year-old children, selected randomly from 14 schools in the greater Wellington region. This paper focuses on parents' employment experiences, with some reference to parental leave. Many mothers had participated in part-time paid work, and the percentage in full-time paid work increased to 19% by the year the children were four to five years of age. Each year from the child's birth up until school entry, over a third of the fathers were working 50 hours or more per week. A high incidence of participation in the early childhood education and care services was evident. There was a relatively low uptake of parental leave among mother and fathers who were in the paid workforce the year the children were born. Some of the main themes addressed in this paper are: diversity and change, the need for flexibility in workplaces, the impact of long hours of paid work on families, financial constraints, and gender roles.

Intergroup Threat and Outgroup Attitudes

2013 ◽  
Vol 44 (5) ◽  
pp. 311-319 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Brambilla ◽  
David A. Butz
Keyword(s):  
Gay Men ◽  
Social Group ◽  
Welfare Recipients ◽  
Intergroup Attitudes ◽  
Social Policies ◽  
Intergroup Threat ◽  
Economic Threat ◽  
The Impact ◽  
General Climate

Two studies examined the impact of macrolevel symbolic threat on intergroup attitudes. In Study 1 (N = 71), participants exposed to a macrosymbolic threat (vs. nonsymbolic threat and neutral topic) reported less support toward social policies concerning gay men, an outgroup whose stereotypes implies a threat to values, but not toward welfare recipients, a social group whose stereotypes do not imply a threat to values. Study 2 (N = 78) showed that, whereas macrolevel symbolic threat led to less favorable attitudes toward gay men, macroeconomic threat led to less favorable attitudes toward Asians, an outgroup whose stereotypes imply an economic threat. These findings are discussed in terms of their implications for understanding the role of a general climate of threat in shaping intergroup attitudes.

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