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Parental leave system design impacts on its gendered use: Paternity leave introduction in Spain

Abstract

Objective

The article evaluates the 2007 introduction of nontransferable and fully paid paternity leave in Spain.

Background

Previous research has focused on paternity leave reforms, especially in the Nordic and continental countries. This article studies characteristics of the parental leave system design, including transferability, payment, and purpose of different types of leave for mothers and fathers in a Mediterranean country.

Method

We use a quasi-experimental approach based on a sample of heterosexual dual-earner couples with children born before and after the paternity leave introduction. We estimate differences in differences regression models.

Results

The 2007 reform caused a significant increase in fathers’ number of days of parental leave. Most fathers used the whole nontransferable and fully paid paternity leave, but they hardly used transferable or unpaid leave. Mothers used all of these, especially paid leave.

Conclusion

The number of nontransferable fully paid days of parental leave provided by law approximates the actual number of days most fathers used.

Implications

The policy design matters. A design of equal, nontransferable, and fully paid leave for each parent is necessary for equal use by fathers and mothers—and thus for gender equality in families and work.

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Posted in: Journal Article Abstracts on 05/20/2023 | Link to this post on IFP |
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