RT Journal Article
T1 Penalizing fathers who use family-friendly measures. A comparative study with university students from Ghana and Spain
A1 Fernández Cornejo, José Andrés
A1 Escot Mangas, Lorenzo
A1 Britwum, Akua Opokua
A1 Odoi, Amanda
A1 Palomo-Vadillo, María Teresa
A1 Pozo García, Eva María del
A1 Ayitey, Daniel Akpene
AB This article provides experimental empirical evidence on the penalization of a father of high professional status who decides to use a family friendly measure (FFM) offered by his company. A cross-cultural sample of university students (in the field of Business Administration and Economics) from Ghana and Spain was used to evaluate a hypothetical male employee who after the birth of their child either used a reduction of the working day or worked traditional hours. We compared the results with those obtained for an identical female employee. We considered several variables that mediated the effect of using the FFM on the behavior proxy items. We also considered the participants’ (explicit and implicit) attitudes towards fathers caring for their babies. We obtained strong empirical evidence on the penalization of a father who uses a reduction of the working day. However, and contrary to expectations, in Spain this penalty experienced by the father was similar to that experienced by the mother, while in Ghana it was greater.
PB Elsevier
SN 0049089X
YR 2019
FD 2019-08
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/12366
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/12366
LA eng
DS Docta Complutense
RD 9 may 2024