European Men's Use of Parental Leave and Their Involvement in Child Care and Housework
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Although parental leave has long formed part of traditional labor relations, it was not until the nineteen seventies that it began to be regarded in some Scandinavian countries as a way ofi balancing work and family life as well as of enhancing gender equality (Duvander, Lappegard, and Andersson 2010; Escobedo, Flaquer, and Navarro, 2012; Lappegard, 2008), That egalitarian aspiration was consolidated by extending what were initially women's-only leaves to men, considering part of the leave as a family right where parents could decide who and for how long each of them would take leave to care for their children. In 1974, Sweden introduced 6-month gender-neutral paid leave for parents of newboms, while in 1978 Norway established a similar 18-week leave.
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