TY - JOUR

T1 - The right of Russian fathers to parental leave: is a transformation of an established system necessary?

AU - Bagirova, Anna

AU - Blednova, Natalia

AU - Neshataev, Aleksandr

N1 - This work is funded by the Russian Science Foundation (No: 22-28-01847).

PY - 2024

Y1 - 2024

N2 - Purpose: The purpose of the study is to research the current state of fathers' involvement in childcare during parental leave and to assess attitudes of Russian population towards possible measures that can expand the use of parental leave by fathers in Russia. Design/methodology/approach: The authors conducted a survey of Russian parents with children under the age of 18 months in 2022. The sample accounts for 1,000 people; the survey covered almost all Russian regions. Findings: The authors found that the ideal workload of fathers is not expected to exceed a third of the total parental workload. Russian parents are not ready to admit dissatisfaction with the existing distribution of workload during parental leave. However, an egalitarian demand for greater involvement of fathers in parental responsibilities is forming, and an interest in transforming the parental leave policy is emerging. Originality/value: The value of the study consists of assessing the effectiveness of measures that may have a beneficial effect on the use of parental leave by fathers, as well as identifying consequences of the possible introduction of mandatory parental leave for fathers. © 2023, Emerald Publishing Limited.

AB - Purpose: The purpose of the study is to research the current state of fathers' involvement in childcare during parental leave and to assess attitudes of Russian population towards possible measures that can expand the use of parental leave by fathers in Russia. Design/methodology/approach: The authors conducted a survey of Russian parents with children under the age of 18 months in 2022. The sample accounts for 1,000 people; the survey covered almost all Russian regions. Findings: The authors found that the ideal workload of fathers is not expected to exceed a third of the total parental workload. Russian parents are not ready to admit dissatisfaction with the existing distribution of workload during parental leave. However, an egalitarian demand for greater involvement of fathers in parental responsibilities is forming, and an interest in transforming the parental leave policy is emerging. Originality/value: The value of the study consists of assessing the effectiveness of measures that may have a beneficial effect on the use of parental leave by fathers, as well as identifying consequences of the possible introduction of mandatory parental leave for fathers. © 2023, Emerald Publishing Limited.

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U2 - 10.1108/IJSSP-08-2023-0190

DO - 10.1108/IJSSP-08-2023-0190

M3 - Article

VL - 44

SP - 267

EP - 285

JO - International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

JF - International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

SN - 0144-333X

IS - 1/2

ER -