It represents the Norwegian society's focus on "egalitarianism as a core value of policy making," by seeking to level the playing field for both men and women.
[20] The argument remains that the effect of the father's quota on gender roles yield economic benefits, and based on Norwegian employment data[21] it is evident that the gap between percentage of adult men to women in the workforce has dropped from 20% in the 1980's to only 5% in 2018.
Sweden and Iceland have seen a similar return to gender equality in the workforce, with employment rates of educated female professionals increase with 95% of men staying home under the daddy quota.
[23] Anne Bærug, head of the National Centre for Breastfeeding at Oslo University Hospital, says that: Internationally renowned Norwegian obstetrician Gro Nylander considers the increases of the father's quota to be absurd: Human biologist and researcher on human behavioral ecology Terje Bongard states that "women are more concerned about their children than men.
[17] According to the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights there is limited evidence to support a relationship between the father's quota and gender equality; the few relevant studies point in different directions.
[29] Those fathers who stay home to help their spouse with childcare responsibilities further help by giving chore relief to their partner and often allows women to re-enter paid work.
Studies have shown that new fathers who are offered leave were 19% more likely to participate in child related responsibilities such as feeding and getting up to quiet a crying baby.
[31] Companies that guarantee paternal leave to new fathers have seen positive benefits in their employees performance and well being with very little to no financial repercussions to business.
[32] Impacts for fathers and their families may stem from fear of negative effects on financial earning for taking paternity leave and the associated potential risk of receiving disciplinary actions or demotions.
[35] The policy of the father's quota is benefitting the wellness of families on a larger scale than economic, political, or medical experts can quantify independently.
To this point, the National Bureau of Economic Research have ongoing research, most recently updated in 2022, that affirms how the father's quota has led to a decrease in maternal health crises and a decrease maternal mental health issues among Swedish women, revealing the deeply essential nature of the father's quota in Norway, Sweden, and Iceland.