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This aim of this open access book is to launch an international, cross-disciplinary conversation on fatherhood engagement. By integrating perspective from three sectors-Health, Social Policy, and Work in Organizations-the book offers a novel perspective on the benefits of engaged fatherhood for men, for families, and for gender equality. The chapters are crafted to engaged broad audiences, including policy makers and organizational leaders, healthcare practitioners and fellow scholars, as well as families and their loved ones.
List of contents
1 Launching a Cross-Disciplinary and Cross-National Conversation on Engaged Fatherhood.- 2 The Role of Fathers in Child and Family Health.- 3 The Impact of Father's Health on Reproductive and Infant Health and Development.- 4 The Impact of Fatherhood on Men's Health and Development.- 5 Steps in Developing a Public Health Surveillance System for Fathers.- 6 Fatherhood and Reproductive Health in the Antenatal Period: From Men's Voices to Clinical Practice.- 7 Fathers and Family Leave Policies: What Public Policy Can Do to Support Families.- 8 Individual Parental Leave for Fathers - Promoting Gender Equality in Norway.- 9 How do Men Talk about Taking Parental Leave? Evidence from South Korea, Spain and the U.S.- 10 Impossible Standards and Unlikely Trade-Offs: Can Fathers Be Competent Parents and Professionals.- 11 The New Dad: The Career-Caregiving Conundrum.- 12 French Fathers in Work Organizations: Navigating Work-Life BalanceChallenges.- 13 It would be silly to stop now and go part-time: Fathers and Flexible Working Arrangements in Australia.- 14 Small Changes that Make a Great Difference: Reading, Playing and Eating with Your Children and the Facilitating Role of Managers in Latin America.- 15 Fatherhood Among Marginalised Work-Seeking Men in South Africa.- 16 The Role of Love & Children's Agency in Improving Fathers Wellbeing.- 17 Reducing Barriers to Engaged Fatherhood: Three Principles for Promoting Gender Equity in Parenting.
About the author
Marc Grau-Grau is a Research Fellow at the Women and Public Policy Program at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), and a researcher and coordinator of the Joaquim Molins Figueras Childcare and Family policies Chair and lecturer at the Faculty of Education at the International University of Catalonia (UIC). Marc Grau has a PhD in Social Policy from the University of Edinburgh, a Master in Political and Social Sciences from University Pompeu Fabra, and a degree in Business Administration from ESADE Business School. His research appears in academic publications, such as
Organization, Journal of Family Issues, or
Journal of Business Research among others.
His research interests focus on fatherhood involvement, work-family balance, and flexible policies.
Mireia Las Heras is a Professor in the Managing People in Organizations Department at IESE Business School, where she is the Director of the International Center for Work and Family (ICWF). She is an Industrial Engineer by training, holds an MBA from IESE Business School, and a Doctorate in Business Administration from Boston University. She has widely published and researched on Work Family issues around the World in high impact journals such as
Human Relations, Journal of Vocational Behavior, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management Journal and
Journal of Business Research among others. She has coedited five research books. She loves Social media and is rather active, especially in Linkedin. She uses Instagram to showcase her passion for drawing and photography. She has her own podcast (in Spanish): Excelencia y Trabajo
Hannah Riley Bowles is the Roy E. Larsen Senior Lecturer in Public Policy and Management at the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) and co-directs the HKS Women and Public Policy Program (WAPPP). She is a leading expert on gender in negotiation, focusing on the role of negotiation in career advancement and the management of work-family conflict. Her research appears in academic publications, such as the
Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Organization Science, and
Psychological Science. Her research has been featured in major news media, such as ABC News, National Public Radio, the
New York Times,
and
Washington Post. She has a DBA from the Harvard Business School, an MPP from the Harvard Kennedy School, and a BA from Smith College.
