Fathers and flexible parental leave

What is it about?

This article focuses on flexible parental leave for fathers in Norway, which until now has rarely been studied. Based on interviews with 20 fathers, the article explores their experiences with flexible organization of the leave and considers how it affects their caring. Findings show that part-time leave allows work to invade care, produces a double stress and promotes half-way fathering. Part-time use tends to confirm fathers as secondary carers instead of empowering them as such.

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