Processes of relocation of care between private and public spheres and between women and men are, according to Selma Sevenhuijsen (2003), taking place in the last few decades in western societies. Particularly the relocation of care from women to men occurs only gradually and incompatible with women's entry in the public sphere, sphere of paid labour and politics. Among the indicators that influence an active participation of men in the private sphere, the sphere of family (for example, the introduction of paternity leave), we find policies, such as family policy and equal opportunities policy, and their mechanisms. Especially re-positioning and rethinking gender roles, active participation of men, fathers and partners in the private sphere are the lacking element of 'stalled revolution' (Hochschild, 1997). Empirical data show that men are more than ever before engaged in domestic work and care work. But the division of work in the private sphere is gendered and based on preferences between more pleasant tasks and necessary tasks that need to be done. The research Prospects of new fatherhood in Slovenia: the influence of paternity leave on active fatherhood reveals that fathers are torn between breadwinner model and caring model, which is present especially on the level of perceptions and values.
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