Maternal employment and fatherhood: what influences paternal involvement in child-care work in Uganda?
Author(s)
Nkwake, ApolloEditor(s)
Sweetman, CarolinePublication date
2009-07-01Subject
GenderCountry
Uganda
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Gender & DevelopmentDocument type
Journal articleLanguage
EnglishDescription
Two hundred and twenty-two working fathers with working wives and 246 working mothers with working husbands were randomly sampled and interviewed to ascertain the circumstances under which fathers in Uganda are getting involved in child-care tasks (which traditionally in Uganda are a women's domain) as a result of increasing maternal involvement in paid employment. Paternal confidence and motivation, access to paternity leave, shorter work time requirements, harmony in marital relationships, and higher education levels, have a positive influence on fathers' involvement in child-care while wife's employment and wealth have a negative influence. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis. For the full table of contents for this and previous issues of this journal, please visit the <a href="http://www.genderanddevelopment.org">Gender and Development</a> website.Pages
12ISSN
1355-2074EISSN
1364-9221ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1080/13552070903009726