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Does a Short Paternity Leave Influence Practices of Fatherhood?
What happens to views and ideas about gendered representations and practices of fatherhood if a company allows new fathers to take one month of paid leave in a country with no statutory paternity leave? Isabel Valarino and Jacques-Antoine Gauthier analysed the implementation and use of a one-month paid paternity leave in the urban French-speaking context in Switzerland.
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Siesta Break vs. Family Time
Many Spanish parents work with a split-shift schedule, which consists of a long lunch break, sometimes two hours, that extends working activities until late in the evening. Empirical evidence by researchers Pablo Gracia (European University Institute) and Matthijs Kalmijn (University of Amsterdam) suggests that this schedule has negative consequences on parents’ time in family and child-related activities.   Work Schedules and Family Time: The Case of Spain
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From Age-Flex to Flex-Work
by James W. Vaupel Everyone talks about our new life courses in view of increasing life expectancy – but what about reconciliation of family and career? In numerous sectors of the economy and other branches of society, many of the leading positions are predominantly occupied by men. This has led to, for example, debates about obligatory quota regulations within the governing boards of listed companies to allow females to break through the so-called “glass ceiling” of gender-specific career paths.
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Population Europe Inter-Faces: Athina Vlachantoni
An interview with Athina Vlachantoni (University of Southampton) on work-life-balance. Questions: 1. Balancing my work and family life with two kids sometimes feels very stressful to me and I worry what effects this might have on my health when I get older. What are the experiences of women who are over 60? 2. Does it make a difference whether women worked full-time, part-time, or interrupted their career to stay at home with the children?
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Rush our of Life
The dramatic increase in the human lifespan allows a radical rethinking of how and when we work, learn, and raise children. Even though in countries with the highest life expectancy almost half the children born since 2000 have a good chance to see one hundred, our expectations of life and work have yet to alter. Research by James W. Vaupel suggests more work-life flexibility.
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Rush our of Life
El aumento drástico de la duración de la vida humana ha dado paso a un replanteamiento radical de cómo y cuándo trabajamos, aprendemos y criamos a los hijos. A pesar de que en los países con la mayor esperanza de vida casi la mitad de los niños nacidos a partir del año 2000 tiene buenas posibilidades de alcanzar los 100 años, nuestras expectativas de vida y de trabajo aún no han cambiado.
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Rush our of Life
L’allongement considérable de la durée de la vie permet de repenser radicalement comment et quand nous travaillons, apprenons et nous occupons de nos enfants. Même si, dans les pays où le niveau de vie est le plus élevé, près de la moitié des enfants nés depuis 2000 ont de fortes chances de devenir centenaires, nos attentes vis-à-vis de la vie et du travail doivent changer d’ores et déjà. Les recherches menées par James W. Vaupel soutiennent une plus grande souplesse de la vie active.
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Rush our of Life
Die dramatische Zunahme der menschlichen Lebenserwartung erlaubt es, radikal zu überdenken, wie und wann wir arbeiten, lernen und Kinder großziehen. In den Staaten mit der höchsten Lebenserwartung hat fast die Hälfte der seit dem Jahr 2000 geborenen Kinder gute Aussichten, 100 Jahre alt zu werden. Dennoch müssen sich unsere Erwartungshaltungen in Bezug auf Leben und Arbeit noch ändern. Die Forschungsarbeit von James W. Vaupel regt zu einer stärkeren Flexibilität von Arbeit und Leben an. Die Menschen leben länger. Pro Jahrzehnt hat die Lebenserwartung um 2,5 Jahre zugenommen.
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