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The Gender Bind: Men As Inauthentic Caregivers, Kelli K. Garcia
The Gender Bind: Men As Inauthentic Caregivers, Kelli K. Garcia
Kelli K. Garcia
Almost 20 years after the enactment of the Family and Medical Leave Act, an ostensibly gender neutral statute, companies are still less likely to offer paternity leave than they are to offer maternity leave. Although women have traditionally faced discrimination in the workplace because they are viewed as inauthentic workers—not fully committed to paid employment—men face the corresponding problem and are viewed as inauthentic caregivers. Men who seek family leave transgress gender norms and risk workplace discrimination and stereotyping. This paper seeks to make explicit how the social and cultural contexts in which the FMLA is applied interact to maintain …
The Gender Bind: Men As Inauthentic Caregivers, Kelli K. Garcia
The Gender Bind: Men As Inauthentic Caregivers, Kelli K. Garcia
Kelli K. Garcia
Almost 20 years after the enactment of the Family and Medical Leave Act, an ostensibly gender neutral statute, companies are still less likely to offer paternity leave than they are to offer maternity leave. Although women have traditionally faced discrimination in the workplace because they are viewed as inauthentic workers—not fully committed to paid employment—men face the corresponding problem and are viewed as inauthentic caregivers. Men who seek family leave transgress gender norms and risk workplace discrimination and stereotyping. This paper seeks to make explicit how the social and cultural contexts in which the FMLA is applied interact to maintain …