How professional fathers have gone about requesting Shared Parental Leave from their employers.

What is it about?

This article considers how a small group of professional fathers went about requesting Shared Parental Leave from their employers. They tended to adopt two approaches - cautious and bold. Cautious fathers tended to adopt strategies that mitigated any anticipated career penalty, where bold fathers were less concerned about accommodating their employer's needs and were prepared to adjust their working hours to facilitate greater involvement as parents.

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Why is it important?

It is important because it demonstrates that despite being committed parents, professional fathers can feel constrained by working norms, which can limit their ability to adopt a co-parenting model.