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In Portugal there has been a continuing enhancement of fathers’ leave entitlements
over the last two decades. Policy goals have underlined the improvement of workfamily
balance for both parents and the well-being of the child as well as the promotion
of gender equality, in particular through the increased involvement of fathers in
child care. The last reform of the parental leave system, in 2009, addressed all these
objectives but put a strong emphasis on fatherhood and gender equality by increasing
paternity leave to 4 weeks of fully-compensated leave (taken with the mother
after childbirth) and, more importantly, by introducing a 1-month ‘bonus scheme’ in
case of gender sharing of leave (Wall and Leitão 2014 ).
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Parental leave Fatherhood
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Wall, K., Leitão, M. (2017). Fathers on Leave Alone in Portugal: Lived Experiences and Impact of Forerunner Fathers. In O’Brien, M., Wall, K. (Eds.), Comparative Perspectives on Work-Life Balance and Gender Equality Fathers on Leave Alone (Life Course Research and Social Policies, Volume 6), pp. 45-67. Switzerland: Springer Open