20.500.12556/RUL-177389 Between supportive and involved fatherhood in Slovenia : The article draws on four qualitative studies of fatherhood in Slovenia performed over 15 years (2005, 2008, 2015, and 2020) to analyse factors shaping the involvement of fathers in child‐rearing through a diachronic perspective, situating the empirical findings within broader socioeconomic and policy transformations. The period under study included several ambivalent developments. On one hand, the intensification of work, flexibilisation, and precarious employment added to the primacy of paid work and men’s caregiving roles being given limited recognition in organisational cultures. On the other hand, family policy measures— notably the introduction of paternity leave, parental leave reforms, along with other work–life balance reforms—gradually supported fathers taking on greater roles as parents. The findings reveal that by 2005, the traditional model of uninvolved fatherhood was already in decline, giving way to new practices in the form of supportive fatherhood. Although men did participate in childcare and domestic work, their roles were chiefly to assist their female partners. Over time, practices of involved fatherhood also emerged, characterised by more active and egalitarian caregiving. Despite strong aspirations for active participation, empirical evidence shows a persistent gap between ideals and practices. Nevertheless, in Slovenia, fathers are now typically present during pregnancy and childbirth, make use of paternity leave, and engage ever more in everyday childcare, signalling a gradual shift toward the involved fatherhood model. caregiving domestic labour family policy involved fatherhood labour market parental leave supportive fatherhood oskrba družinska politika delo v gospodinjstvu vključeno očetovstvo trg dela starševski dopust podporno očetovstvo true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Slovenija; Članek v reviji 2025-12-22 13:51:27 2025-12-22 13:51:37 2025-12-30 03:43:10 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 0 23 str. art. 10859 Vol. 14 2026 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 316.346 2183-2803 10.17645/si.10859 257131779 SI_14_-_Between_Supportive_and_Involved_Fatherhood_in_Slovenia.pdf SI_14_-_Between_Supportive_and_Involved_Fatherhood_in_Slovenia.pdf 1 0A60D2227FD77235B55860002C3A7689 91e3af08f7adfc2ac8486843db28a9849ba0f03f02d1fd59423d87a12d0d9a43 fe668223-df34-11f0-9328-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=224416 https://www.cogitatiopress.com/socialinclusion/article/view/10859/4766 1 9c663881-df36-11f0-9328-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=224421 Fakulteta za družbene vede 0 0 0