Call Me Daddy: How Professional/Managerial Men Craft and Enact Their Fatherhood Identities

Authors

  • Christine D. Bataille Ithaca College
  • Melinda M. McGill-Carlison Cornell University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33423/jmpp.v18i4.1478

Keywords:

Management Policy, Business

Abstract

Historically, the thrust of work-family research has focused on women’s challenges with managing their career versus family identities. However, men are now struggling to make sense of what it means to be a father, and meet the conflicting demands of being breadwinners and nurturing fathers. In this study, we investigate how men envision and enact their fatherhood identities through interviews with five first-time expectant fathers and five new fathers who work in professional/managerial careers. We uncover a variety of fatherhood role ideologies, fatherhood identities, and several organizational factors that help or hinder men’s ability to successfully combine career and family.

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Published

2017-12-01

How to Cite

Bataille, C. D., & McGill-Carlison, M. M. (2017). Call Me Daddy: How Professional/Managerial Men Craft and Enact Their Fatherhood Identities. Journal of Management Policy and Practice, 18(4). https://doi.org/10.33423/jmpp.v18i4.1478

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