Can an egalitarian reform in the parental leave system reduce the motherhood labor penalty? Some evidence from Spain

  1. José Andrés Fernández Cornejo 1
  2. Eva del Pozo García 1
  3. Lorenzo Escot 1
  4. Cristina Castellanos Serrano 1
  1. 1 Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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    Universidad Complutense de Madrid

    Madrid, España

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Revista:
RES. Revista Española de Sociología

ISSN: 2445-0367 1578-2824

Año de publicación: 2018

Título del ejemplar: Igualdad de género y permisos parentales

Volumen: 27

Número: 3

Páginas: 45-64

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.22325/FES/RES.2018.33 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDialnet editor

Otras publicaciones en: RES. Revista Española de Sociología

Resumen

El artículo analiza cómo una reforma igualitaria en el sistema de permisos parentales puede reducir la penalización por maternidad. Usamos una muestra de parejas heterosexuales de doble ingreso, con hijos de entre 3-8 años, de Madrid y su zona metropolitana. Mostramos, primero, que la introducción del permiso de paternidad de 13 días ha incrementado significativamente el número promedio de días que los padres trabajadores están de baja tras tener/adoptar un niño/a. Segundo, mostramos que los padres que se toman permisos más largos tienden posteriormente a implicarse más en el cuidado infantil. Y tercero, obtenemos evidencia a favor de la hipótesis de que cuando el padre se implica activamente en el cuidado del bebé la madre tiende a experimentar una penalización laboral menor. Además consideramos el efecto de otras variables tales como las actitudes de género igualitarias, el hecho de trabajar en una empresa familiarmente responsable, los ingresos y la jornada laboral

Información de financiación

This work was supported by the “Instituto de la Mujer” of the Spanish Government under Grant 040/10.

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