Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/279039 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 16341
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Social norms are an important barrier to gender convergence. We show that public policy designed to promote gender equality at home can pave the way towards gender convergence by shaping gender norms in the next generation. We combine the introduction of paternity leave in Spain with a large-scale lab-in-the field experiment in secondary schools. Following a local difference-in-differences approach, we show that children born after the policy change exhibit more gender egalitarian attitudes and perceive less stereotypical social norms. They are also more likely to engage in counter-stereotypical day-to-day behaviors and to deviate from the male-breadwinner model in the future.
Subjects: 
gender equality
gender norms
paternity leave permits
JEL: 
J08
J13
J16
J18
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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