Table 9. Correlations between the Separate Spheres Ideology scale and opposition to workplace flexibility and equality policies.
Policy (Study) | Spearman’s ρ |
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Paid paternity leave for new fathers (2b) | .30** |
Paid paternity leave for new fathers (3a) | .50** |
Education programs for supervisors about biases against parents (2b) | .41** |
Education programs for supervisors about biases against parents (3a) | .40** |
Periodic self-audits of family responsibilities discrimination (2b) | .36** |
Periodic self-audits of family responsibilities discrimination (3a) | .41** |
Flexible start and end times (2b) | .36** |
Flexible start and end times (3a) | .23* |
Requirement of equal paid leave time for mothers and fathers (2b) | .31** |
Requirement of equal paid leave time for mothers and fathers (3a) | .55** |
Zero tolerance of family responsibilities discrimination (2b) | .36** |
Zero tolerance of family responsibilities discrimination (3a) | .39** |
Work-from-home options for parents (2b) | .33** |
Work-from-home options for parents (3a) | .15 |
System for parents to swap shifts when needed (2b) | .25* |
System for parents to swap shifts when needed (3a) | .21* |
Extra training for employees returning from extended leave (2b) | .32** |
Extra training for employees returning from extended leave (3a) | .34** |
Workplace flexibility in general (2c) | .20* |
**p < .001;
*p < .05.