A new study has found that fathers who took paternity leave after the birth of a child were no more likely to have a second or third child than those who did not take leave. The research, led by pediatric professor Jean Yeung, also identified disparities in paternity leave uptake across different occupations and broader workplace and cultural barriers that may discourage fathers from taking leave.
SINGAPORE: A local study has found that paternity leave alone may not be sufficient to encourage couples in Singapore to have more children. In fact, fathers who took paternity leave after the birth of a child were no more likely to have a second or third child than those who did not take leave.
The research was led by paediatric professor Jean Yeung from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore and analyzed data from 1,835 households involved in the Singapore Longitudinal Early Development Study. The study also identified disparities in paternity leave uptake across different occupations and broader workplace and cultural barriers that may discourage fathers from taking leave
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