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What MP (Millennium Professional) Fathers Really Want
Some scale back, take paternity leave, downsize—By
Andrea Doucet
It's not just women who are leaving Corporate America for better
work-life balance. In this economy, more men
are going, too.
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As other employees, working fathers are facing more demands from
employers who are trying to get by with
fewer workers. But instead of putting in extra time, a small but
growing number of men are reacting to the
pressures by scaling back.
* Ten percent of senior human resource executives say they are
seeing a growing number of high-potential men
leave their companies or decline a promotion because of
work-life demands, according to a survey by Woodcliff Lake,
N.J.-based career management services company Lee Hecht
Harrison.
* Forty percent of working fathers indicated they would likely
leave their current jobs if their spouse earned enough money for
them to live comfortably, according to a CareerBuilder.com
survey.
To try to improve work-life balance, 24% were using a flexible
work schedule, and 18% were taking personal
days for family reasons.
"Men do tend to work longer hours and travel more," says Kirk
Scott at CareerBuilder. "But even in the face of
this economy, there is a desire for balance."
* More than 20% of male executives have downsized their career
aspirations, with family and personal life the
most highly cited reason for the sacrifice, according to a study
of executives.
Families and Work Institute, Catalyst and the Boston College
Center for Work & Family. More men seek better work-life balance
It's having a ripple effect in the workplace as major companies
such as AstraZeneca, Ikea and KPMG respond with programs such as
paid paternity leave.
However, research also show women are still more likely to
curtail career aspirations for family. "There's a huge mindset
shift toward putting work in perspective," says Bernadette
Kenny, executive vice
president at Lee
Hecht Harrison. "
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