Men on parental leave in Hungary

Abstract

It is no wonder that nowadays the reconciliation of work and family is also getting highlighted in social studies.For a long time, these studies concentrated on young mothers; however, researchers have realized that the dual challenge of work and family proves difficult to men as well. It is not unheard of in Hungary that fathers go on so-called child-care or “paternity” leaves: mostly for family commitments, they leave the labour market and take care of their children at home. To analyze this phenomenon, we conducted quantitative and qualitative researches in 2011, the results of which are published mostly in the following article.