Contents

pp v-vi

1 - Introduction

pp 1-18

PART I - The Importance of Leave Design

pp 19-20

2 - Fathers’ Sense of Entitlement to Earmarked and Shared Parental Leave

pp 21-36

3 - Decomposing Policy Design: Outsider-Within Perspectives

pp 37-50

4 - Flexible Use of the Father’s Quota: Problems and Possibilities

pp 51-66

PART II - Caregiving – Fathers in Transition

pp 67-68

5 - Masculinity and Child Care

pp 69-86

6 - Home Alone on Leave or with the Mother Present

pp 87-104

7 - Fathers Experiencing Solo Leave: Change and Continuities

pp 105-118

8 - Immigrant Fathers Framing Parental Leave and Caregiving

pp 119-134

PART III - Reconciling Work and Care

pp 135-136

9 - Changing Fathers and Work–Life Boundary Setting

pp 137-152

10 - Negotiating Parental Leave and Working Life

pp 153-168

11 - Workplace Support of Fathers’ Parental Leave Use

pp 169-182

12 - Managers: Irreplaceable in Caregiving and Replaceable at Work

pp 183-196

13 - Conclusions: Change in Policies, Fathers’ Caregiving and the Ideal Worker Norm

pp 197-202

References

pp 203-222

Appendix: Data and Methods

pp 223-226

Index

pp 227-232