RT Journal Article
T1 Why do Spanish fathers still make little use of the family-friendly measures?
A1 Fernández Cornejo, José Andrés
A1 Pozo García, Eva María Del
A1 Escot Mangas, Lorenzo
A1 Belope Nguema, Sabina
AB This article examines why Spanish fathers still make little use of the family-friendly measures (FFM) they are entitled to. Amartya Sen’s Capabilities approach is applied to the analysis of this agency gap in work-family balance (WFB). Males wishing to balance work and family face a series of barriers that inhibit their use of FFM, creating a gap between the theoretical right to use these measures and the real ability to do so. We illustrate this broader issue with qualitative information collected from a Spanish sample (59 semi-structured interviews with 43 fathers, 6 salaried mothers and 10 HR managers). Three types of factors (conversion factors) that enhance/limit the capabilities of fathers to use reconciliation measures were considered: individual factors, policy and societal factors, and factors related to workplace organizational culture.
PB Sage Journals
SN 0539-0184
YR 2020
FD 2020-06-02
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/107947
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/107947
LA eng
NO Fernández-Cornejo, J. A., Del Pozo-García, E., Escot, L., & Belope-Nguema, S. (2020). Why do Spanish fathers still make little use of the family-friendly measures? Social Science Information, 59(2), 355-379.
DS Docta Complutense
RD 21 abr 2025