Whither the

Title: Whither the "New Father"?: male managers and early child care in Australia and Sweden
Creator: Eveline, Joan
Relation: Journal of Interdisciplinary Gender Studies: JIGS Vol. 6, Issue 1, p. 3-20
Relation: http://www.newcastle.edu.au/school/hss/research/publications/jigs
Publisher: University of Newcastle, Faculty of Education and Arts
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2001
Description: Recently, a number of men in the public eye, by putting their children ahead of their careers, have highlighted debates about the “New Father.” Their decisions have generated questions about whether such selfless devotion will persuade other men to follow suit. Drawing on interview data from male executives, this paper points to how Australian and Swedish fathers, whose histories of work and family policy are very different, interpret and manage their own and other men’s child care responsibilities. The comparative groups show marked differences in participation in primary parenting. The study also indicates that even those senior managers who take on primary responsibility for their children are unlikely to pave the way for subordinates to do the same.
Subject: men; fathers; careers; child care; Sweden; Australia
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1047194
Identifier: uon:14745
Identifier: ISSN:1325-1848
Language: eng
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Whither the "New Father"?: male managers and early child care in Australia and Sweden