noun
family-friendly boss; boss who supports work-life balance for fathers
A modern term for a manager who encourages male employees to take paternity leave or spend time with their children, promoting a family-friendly workplace.
彼はイクボスとして、部下の育児休暇を積極的に応援している。
As a family-friendly boss, he actively supports his staff's paternity leave.
イクボスが増えれば、男性の育児参加が進むだろう。
If more family-friendly bosses appear, men's participation in childcare will likely increase.
イクメン refers to a father who actively participates in child-rearing, while イクボス is a boss who supports such fathers in the workplace.
A blend of 育児 (いくじ, 'childcare') and ボス ('boss'), coined as a counterpart to イクメン.