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Richard J. Petts
@pettsric.bsky.social
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Sociologist and family demographer whose research focuses on the intersection of family, work, gender, and policy. Current projects focus on parental leave, fatherhood, parents' divisions of labor, and work-family issues. www.richardpetts.com
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Richard J. Petts @pettsric.bsky.social · Jul 6
Want men to do more housework? Encourage them to take paternity leave! In a new paper with Dan Carlson and Chris Knoester, we find that fathers do greater shares of, and spend more time in, housework when they take leave.

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Paternity leave-taking and US Fathers’ participation in housework | Journal of Social Policy | Cambridge Core
Paternity leave-taking and US Fathers’ participation in housework
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Council on Contemporary Families @ccfamilies.bsky.social · Jun 12
This #FathersDay, flip the script: give your time. A new @ccfamilies.bsky.social brief by Daniel Carlson & @pettsric.bsky.social shows that when dads share childcare & housework everyone wins: better relationships, healthier kids, and happier dads. Read more here: sites.utexas.edu/contemporary...
Father’s Day Brief: A Gift for Dad that Benefits the Whole Family
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Richard J. Petts @pettsric.bsky.social · Jun 12
Think differently this Father's Day. Dads - give yourself a gift that will benefit everyone: more time in household and cognitive labor. See our press release on how to make this year's Father's Day gift keep on giving the whole year.

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Richard J. Petts @pettsric.bsky.social · Jun 5
What do fathers really want for Father's Day? How about a national policy that provides paid leave to all fathers!

Check out my newly released Big Ideas Talk courtesy of @wfrn.bsky.social.

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Richard Petts - What if All Fathers in the U.S. Had Paid Paternity Leave?
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Richard J. Petts @pettsric.bsky.social · Dec 18
I love seeing more attention placed on the importance of fathers taking (and receiving workplace support for taking) parental leave.

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Richard J. Petts @pettsric.bsky.social · Dec 5
Families are dealing with a lot today, based on new findings from the 2023 American Family Survey. I enjoyed speaking with Lois Collins for this story.

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