2023 Author: Anita Thornton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-07-31 02:08
In order to obtain better work-family balance measures in the context of their work, more than a third of Quebec fathers would be willing to earn a lower income and more than half would be open to changing jobs.
Léger Marketing conducted a survey on work-family balance among 1,000 fathers.
According to the data collected, the image of the cold, distant, provider father is well and truly outdated! In fact, dads increasingly seem to be involved as much as mothers with their children: some 96% of respondents believe that it is extremely important for them to 'involved with their children.
Interesting…
To get a job with better reconciliation conditions:
- 38%of fathers would take a pay cut
- 54%of fathers would consider changing jobs
Perceptions and judgments
This active presence that they wish to offer to their family does not seem to be just wishful thinking for the majority of dads. More than half of workers (54%) askregularly or sometimes flexible working hours due to their family responsibilities, while 53% of them have access to work-family balance.
Despite all these great advances, a certain unease seems to persist. Indeed, workers say they feel negatively judged by their superiors (28%) and their peers (19%) when they ask for flexibility in order to successfully take on their family responsibilities.
Is this discomfort, this judgment, real or only felt? According to Jean-François Picard, father of four children, it could just be a question of perception: I would certainly have answered that I also felt judged by my colleagues and my superiors, but not because of a real pressure, he says. Leaving work early, being absent regularly, whatever the reason, is not great for a team. At the same time, I tell myself that if I were a woman, I might feel the same way. It is not necessarily related to my condition as a man.”
Family, a team affair
According to the survey, fathers between the ages of 35 and 44 believe, in a proportion of 92%, that it is important to team up with the other parent and take care of the childcare. Here, we almost reach consensus.
Dads of the new generation therefore see themselves as active players, and not passive, in the lives of their children. They know how to recognize that their place is as important as that of themother. Here are some other interesting numbers from the survey.
- 37% of fathers believe that reconciliation is difficult
- On average, fathers spend more than 17 hours per week on parenting and household responsibilities
- 38% believe that Quebec society values their involvement with children as much as that of mothers
- 61% of respondents say they have access to measures to facilitate work-life balance (examples: change of schedule, flexibility, leave, etc.)
- 54% of fathers regularly or sometimes request accommodations at work to fulfill their family responsibilities
Now, when will the equal sharing of tasks?
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