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• The case study identified five elements that were key to the wide-reaching success of the alliance: It had a small, experienced and motivated team; a clearly defined short-term and ambitious goal; it identified stakeholders and had wide-ranging engagement and collaboration; it identified barriers and adapted its strategy accordingly; and had funding available.

A partnership between the Bernard van Leer Foundation, Rutgers and WOMEN Inc. supported the introduction of an important legislative change in 2018 which extended leave entitlement for partners of mothers in the Netherlands. The law established that as of January 2019 partners of mothers in the Netherlands in formal employment are entitled to five days of fully paid birth leave, extended to five weeks of non-transferable birth leave paid at 70 per cent of normal pay from July 2020 onwards.

In analysing the efforts and impact of this partnership, this case study offers valuable lessons for others aiming to inform policy change, or more specifically, improvements around engaged fatherhood and parental leave arrangements.

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