Paternity leave in Spain

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dc.contributor.authorFarré, Lídia
dc.contributor.authorGonzález, Libertad
dc.contributor.authorHupkau, Claudia
dc.contributor.authorRuiz Valenzuela, Jenifer
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-02T12:12:55Z
dc.date.available2026-03-02T12:12:55Z
dc.date.issued2025-12-22
dc.date.updated2026-03-02T12:12:55Z
dc.description.abstractBetween 2017 and 2021, Spain progressively extended paternity leave from 2 to 16 weeks, equalizing it with maternity leave and introducing mandatory weeks. A 2018 reform also allowed fathers to split their leave. Using administrative data on all leave permits since 2016, we analyze trends in paternity leave take-up. Following the introduction of mandatory leave, the share of fathers taking leave increased by around 20 percentage points, and most now use nearly the full entitlement. The share opting to split leave has steadily grown, surpassing 50% by 2023. However, this behavior shows marked heterogeneity: While overall uptake is uniform across groups, leave-splitting is far more common among higher-income fathers and more prevalent in certain sectors. Spain’s experience illustrates how policy design can significantly increase paternity leave usage, though workplace flexibility and income-related constraints shape how fathers use that time.
dc.format.extent36 p.
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.idgrec766443
dc.identifier.issn1869-4187
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/227729
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSpringer Nature
dc.relation.isformatofReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13209-025-00320-1
dc.relation.ispartofSERIEs. Journal of the Spanish Economic Association, 2025, vol. 16, p. 749-784
dc.relation.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s13209-025-00320-1
dc.rightscc-by (c) Farré, L. et al., 2025
dc.rights.accessRightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.sourceArticles publicats en revistes (Economia)
dc.subject.classificationPermís de paternitat
dc.subject.classificationIgualtat de gènere
dc.subject.classificationEspanya
dc.subject.classificationConciliació de la vida familiar i laboral
dc.subject.otherParental leave
dc.subject.otherGender equality
dc.subject.otherSpain
dc.subject.otherConciliation of professional and family life
dc.titlePaternity leave in Spain
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

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