@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp18913, author={Tanaka, Mari and Okudaira, Hiroko and Sakka, Mariko and Yamaguchi, Shintaro}, title={Moving Fathers: Workplace Interventions for Paternal Involvement in Childcare}, year={2026}, month={Sep}, institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)}, address={Bonn}, type={IZA Discussion Paper}, number={18913}, url={https://www.iza.org/publications/dp18913}, abstract={We test whether employers can shift household allocation by targeting men as fathers. Among 1,225 male employees in four Japanese organizations, we randomized a two-hour work-life balance training and an information treatment correcting misperceptions of colleagues' support. Training increased fathers' weekend childcare by about one hour per day in young-child households and raised spouses' reported paid work; spouses' housework also fell. Training strengthened beliefs that paternity leave benefits workplace functioning but not leave intentions. Information modestly shifted perceived support but affected neither intentions nor information-seeking. Employer training can affect household allocation without changing formal rights or work arrangements.}, keywords={workplace intervention;paternity leave;household time allocation;second-order beliefs;field experiment}, }