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00925njm 22002777a 4500 dc Brega, Carla author Yerkes, Mara author Grau-Grau, Marc author 2026-01-13 Flexible work arrangements significantly impact childcare divisions among dual-earner parents, yet few studies address their impact on fathers as primary caregivers. This article explores the relationship between fathers’ ability to work flexibly and their share of childcare responsibility across financial situations. A capabilities perspective is applied to better understand why fathers’ childcare aspirations may not align with what they are capable of in practice. Using 2021 survey data on fathers (n = 493) and mothers (n = 472) of young children in different-sex partnerships from four European countries, multinomial logistic regressions are estimated to predict childcare responsibility. Findings suggest fathers’ spatial flexibility (working from home) increases their likelihood of being the person primarily responsible for childcare, whereas temporal flexibility (varying the start/end times of the working day) does not. Economic conditions influence these dynamics, with financially strained fathers benefiting most from spatial flexibility. Brega, Carla; Yerkes, Mara A. y Grau-Grau, Marc. Fathers Combining Work and Care: Flexible Work Arrangements and Paternal Involvement Across Financial Situations. Work, Employment and Society, 2026. Disponible en <https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09500170251386322>. Fecha de acceso: 20 mar. 2026. DOI: 10.1177/0950017025138632 1469-8684 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12328/5255 https://doi.org/10.1177/09500170251386322 Capability approach Childcare responsibility Fathers Financial constraints Flexible work arrangements Multinomial logistic regression Enfoque de las capacidades Responsabilidad en el cuidado de los hijos Padres Restricciones económicas Modalidades de trabajo flexibles Regresión logística multinomial Aproximació per capacitats Responsabilitat en la cura dels infants Pares Limitacions econòmiques Condicions laborals flexibles Regressió logística multinomial Fathers Combining Work and Care: Flexible Work Arrangements and Paternal Involvement Across Financial Situations