How do fathers adjust their working hours after the birth of their first child? Though the impact of childbirth on women’s employment is well-established, less is known about its effect on fathers. We investigate this question in the Netherlands (2006–2017), a country characterized by high prevalence of part-time work. We focus on two contexts that might shape the extent to which first-time fathers reduce their working hours after childbirth: the household and the organization. For this purpose, we use detailed longitudinal register data. The results reveal that men’s employment displays a high degree of stability around childbirth: even in the Dutch “part-time economy,” the vast majority of fathers remain full-time employed. We do find substantial heterogeneity in labor market responses after childbirth. Fathers earning relatively less than their partner pre-childbirth are more likely to scale down their working hours. The organizational gender composition is also associated with work hours reductions following childbirth. Although we find that fathers’ employment is contingent on both the household and organizational context, the substantial stability in men’s labor supply remains an obstacle to a more equal division of (un)paid labor.

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兼职经济中的父亲身份和男性的工作时间


第一个孩子出生后，爸爸们如何调整工作时间？尽管生育对女性就业的影响是众所周知的，但对其对父亲的影响却知之甚少。我们在荷兰（2006-2017 年）调查了这个问题，该国的特点是兼职工作盛行。我们关注两个可能影响初为人父在产后减少工作时间程度的环境：家庭和组织。为此，我们使用详细的纵向套准数据。结果显示，男性的就业在生育前后表现出高度的稳定性：即使在荷兰的“兼职经济”中，绝大多数父亲仍然有全职工作。我们确实发现分娩后劳动力市场的反应存在很大的异质性。产前收入低于伴侣的父亲更有可能减少工作时间。组织性别构成也与分娩后工作时间的减少有关。尽管我们发现父亲的就业取决于家庭和组织环境，但男性劳动力供应的实质性稳定性仍然是更平等地分配（无）酬劳的障碍。