Životní styl rodin s otci na rodičovské dovolené

• Authors: Nesporova O.

Title variants

EN

LIFE-STYLE OF THE FAMILIES WHERE FATHER IS TAKING PARENTAL LEAVE

• Languages of publication: CS

Abstracts

EN

The article provides information on parental leave taken by fathers in the Czech Republic in comparison with the situation in other European countries. Above all, a concrete assessment based on the experience of families in which men have already taken advantage of parental leave are described; only briefly are mentioned attitudes of Czech parents generally towards parental leave taken by fathers. It introduces life-style of Czech families with fathers using parental leave on the basis of conducted qualitative research. The main stress is put on the actors' point of view, which is presented in relation with broader social context, especially in the field of gender roles and reconciliation of family and work life. As an example, one case study was presented to point out the trends of new fatherhood and life-style of the families where father is taking parental leave. It has been found that families in which fathers have used parental leave for some period of time appreciate the experience on the whole.

Keywords

EN

CARING FATHERS; GENDER; PARENTAL LEAVE

Discipline

• SOCIOLOGY: SOCIOLOGY

• Publisher: Institute of Sociology, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Gender, rovné příležitosti, výzkum (Gender, Equal Opportunities, Research)
• Year: 2006
• Volume: 7
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 32-36
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Nesporova O.

• O. Nesporova, Research Institute for Labour and Social Affairs, Palackeho namesti 4, 128 01 Prague 2, Czech Republic

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

06CZAAAA01633579