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Analysis of discourses about "father's use of parental leave" from the perspective of gender : Comparison on the politics of fatherhood between Japan and Europe

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15510213
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Gender
Research InstitutionShizuoka University

Principal Investigator

FUNABASHI Keiko  Shizuoka University, Faculty of Humanities and Social Science, Professor, 人文学部, 教授 (60229101)

Project Period (FY) 2003 – 2005
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2005)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 2003: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000)
Keywordssociology / gender / family policy / father / parental leave / care giver / Europe / 両立支援 / 次世代育成支援 / ケア / 国際情報交換 / フランス:ノルウェー:スウェーデン / 家族 / 国際比較
Research Abstract

Thinking work-family balance between gender, "father's use of parental leave" is an important project today. In order to attain gender equality in the society, fathers have to take a parental leave on the same foot as mothers. I focussed on the three levels : micro, macro and meso.
First on the micro level, I analyzed my previous interviews with parents in three countries (France, Japan and Sweden) paying attention to the gender role assignment. I found four overriding family types of sharing housework : egaritarian type, reverse gender role type, women's double role type and men's double role type.
Secondly on the macro level, I made a research travel to France, Norway and Sweden, in order to know about their new schema of parental leave. Although Norway and Sweden have similar daddy months rule, Swedish policy is more innovative than Norwasians, because Swedish government didn't introduce the cash benefit for women who chose staying home. French schema lacks papa quata, but introduced the right of 11 days paid leave to fathers of a new born baby. Japan is the last commer, but is now beginning to change.
Thirdly on the meso level, I interviewed some advanced corporations in Japan. A big competitive company for copy machines gives their workers (male or female) many options of rational flexible working arrangements. A big cosmetic company of many female workers gives them a well equipped on-site-daycare as well as a week of paid leave to male workers. A small company for painting of only 20 workers gives them a personal support financially as well as in working arrangement. These exemples tell us that the innovation depends on the managers ideas.
Through this study, I found more importance on the models of society. Nancy Frazer's 'Universal care giver model' seems interesting.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2005 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2004 Annual Research Report
  • 2003 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (11 results)

All 2006 2005 2004 Other

All Journal Article (8 results) Book (2 results) Publications (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] 仕事と家庭2006

    • Author(s)
      舩橋 惠子
    • Journal Title

      放送大学テキスト『人口減少社会の生活像』 3月刊

    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 男性の育児参加2006

    • Author(s)
      舩橋 惠子
    • Journal Title

      放送大学テキスト『人口減少社会の生活像』 3月刊

    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 育児戦略と家族政策のなかのジェンダー2005

    • Author(s)
      舩橋 惠子
    • Journal Title

      家族社会学研究 16・2

      Pages: 23-35

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Gender in Family Policies and Child Care Strategies Comparing the Experiences of Japan, France and Sweden2005

    • Author(s)
      FUNABASHI, Keiko
    • Journal Title

      Japanese Journal of Family Sociology 16(2)

      Pages: 23-35

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 育児戦略と家族政策のなかのジェンダー2005

    • Author(s)
      舩橋惠子
    • Journal Title

      家族社会学研究 16・2

      Pages: 23-25

    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 平等な子育てに向かって-"夫婦で育児"の四類型-2004

    • Author(s)
      舩橋 惠子
    • Journal Title

      国立女性教育会館研究紀要 Vol.8

      Pages: 13-23

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Towards equal parenthood 4 types of parenting together2004

    • Author(s)
      FUNABASHI, Keiko
    • Journal Title

      Journal of the National Women's Education Center of Japan 2004 No.8

      Pages: 13-23

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 平等な子育てに向かって-"夫婦で育児"の四類型-2004

    • Author(s)
      舩橋惠子
    • Journal Title

      国立女性教育会館研究紀要 Vol.8

      Pages: 13-23

    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] 育児のジェンダー・ポリティクス2006

    • Author(s)
      舩橋 惠子
    • Total Pages
      258
    • Publisher
      勁草書房
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report 2005 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Book] Politics of Gender in Child Rearing2006

    • Author(s)
      FUNABASHI Keiko
    • Total Pages
      258
    • Publisher
      Keiso-shobo
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 舩橋 惠子: "産む性としての女と男"家族革命(清水他編)(弘文堂). 4月刊行予定. (2004)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2003-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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