What supports engaged fathering? : Employment and family supports

Caragata, Lea

This paper examines current Canadian social policy provisions and surveys the standards of practice or "take-up" for policy provisions supporting men's fathering roles. Data from Sweden and other comparator states establish a context for an examination of Canadian policy and whether and how it might move beyond simple gender neutrality to support men in their roles as fathers.

health gender government education politics child care taxation childcare employment fathers government policy labour maternity leave parental leave unemployment employer paternity leave parenting day care medical leave interpersonal relationships wage and benefit work and family gender role family services father work-life paid parental leave family and medical leave act of 1993 fmla social roles