Research and analysis

Return to work: parental decision making

Research examining the factors that influence parental decision making around return to work, including the trial of policy interventions.

• From: Government Equalities Office
• Published: 10 May 2018

Documents

Return to work: parental decision making

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78105-890-9, DFE-RR748

PDF, 2.12 MB, 117 pages

Details

This is a report on research undertaken by the Behavioural Insights Team on behalf of the Government Equalities Office, with two main aims:

1. To understand how parents make decisions about the sharing of childcare responsibilities when returning to work.
2. To design and test interventions that could motivate fathers to take a more active caring role.

Published 10 May 2018