[PDF] Politicising Parenthood In Scandinavia eBook

Author : Ellingsæter, Anne Lise
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 19,50 MB
Release : 2006-06-07
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781861346452

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Talks about the politicising of parenthood in the Scandinavian welfare states. This book focuses on the relationship between parents and the state, and the renegotiations between the public and the private. It explores policy discourses, scrutinises outcomes, and presents the similarities and differences between Nordic countries.

Author : Ingólfur V. Gíslason
Publisher : Nordic Council of Ministers
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 16,81 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9289322780

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The Nordic countries are often seen as pioneers in the area of gender equality. It is true that the position of women in Nordic societies is generally stronger than in the rest of the world. There is an explicit drive in most – or perhaps all – areas of society to promote and strengthen equality between women and men. In recent years, some significant changes have occurred on the family front, where men now assume a greater share of childcare, household work and other tasks that used to be primarily women's domain. Occasionally, we hear questions in the context of public debate as to whether the investments we have made to ensure equal opportunities, rights and obligations for women and men have in fact occurred at the expense of children. This concerns particularly the expansion of childcare and the system of shared parental leave. This book addresses some of these questions through an overview of political and policy developments in Nordic parental leave and childcare. In addition, the book describes research on the situation of Nordic children and their wellbeing as viewed through international comparisons.

Author : Eydal, Guðný Björk
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 34,31 MB
Release : 2016-01-13
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1447321146

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The five Nordic countries, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, are well-known for their extensive welfare system and gender equality which provides both parents with opportunities to earn and care for their children. In this topical book, expert scholars from the Nordic countries, as well as UK and the US, demonstrate how modern fatherhood is supported in the Nordic setting through family and social policies, and how these contribute to shaping and influencing the images, roles and practices of fathers in a diversity of family settings and variations of fatherhoods. This comprehensive volume will have wide international appeal for those who look to Nordic countries and their success in creating gender equal societies.

Author : Cederström, Carl
Publisher : Nordic Council of Ministers
Page : 49 pages
File Size : 48,42 MB
Release : 2019-11-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9289363959

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Fatherhood norms have changed considerably in the Nordic countries over the past decades. The sight of a father pushing his baby in a pram is no longer rare, and parental leave is no longer for mothers only. Yet parental leave is still not shared equally, despite parents having the right. Nordic fathers only use 10-30 percent of the total leave. State of Nordic Fathers examines why; and identifies possible avenues to increase fathers’ share of childcare and leave. 10 key findings reveal that fathers’ involvement is a key to gender equality and fathers who have taken long leave distinguish themselves in many respects from those who took none. State of Nordic Fathers is based on a survey capturing the attitudes of 7515 men and women, mostly parents, in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, on childcare work, parental leave, masculinity norms, and workplace and family relationships.

Author : Ilona Ostner
Publisher : Springer-Verlag
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 25,6 MB
Release : 2008-05-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 3531908952

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"This collection of essays explores and explains the differences and similarities in social policies supporting parenthood, including parents' employment, in eight countries."--P. [9]

Author : Martina Richter
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 35,8 MB
Release : 2012-02-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 9400729715

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This book explores changes in the relationship of families and the state, and the shifting borders of public and private responsibility in education, child care, and childrearing. Covers the trend toward attempts at socio-political control of private life.

Author : Melby, Kari
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 26,23 MB
Release : 2009-05-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1847423418

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Gender equality is often seen as a hallmark of the Nordic countries. This book explores this notion by examining the meanings of gender that underpin policies in the Scandinavian welfare states, historically and today. The book focuses on three Scandinavian countries - Denmark, Norway and Sweden - and explores the policy reforms that have occurred relating to family and care. Beginning with the radical marriage reform carried through in all the three countries in the early decades of the 20th century, the book progresses to explore contemporary challenges to the traditional model of equality, including equal rights for fathers, multiculturalism and a critical young generation. The book focuses on differences as well as similarities between the countries and discusses the relevance of talking about a Nordic model. Stressing the importance of viewing the concept of equality in its historical context, the book critically investigates and discusses the Scandinavian 'success story' portrayed in normative political theory and presents an historical analysis of the development of gendered citizenship rights. It will be a valuable collection for researchers, lecturers and graduate students who work with historical and contemporary studies on welfare state and gender models from different disciplinary or interdisciplinary perspectives.

Author : Ida Drange
Publisher : Nordic Council of Ministers
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 29,70 MB
Release : 2014-11-12
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ISBN : 9289338490

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Gender equality in the labour market is a key topic in the Nordic cooperation on gender equality. The Nordic Council of Ministers has asked NIKK, Nordic Information on Gender, to coordinate the project Part-Time Work in the Nordic Region. The aim of the project is to shed light on and analyse part-time work in the Nordic region, develop reports and arrange conferences. During the Icelandic presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers in 2014, the project followed up the earlier study. This second report is a research overview on the arguments used to explain part-time work and gender in the Nordic countries. Further, the report describe relevant measures taken by different actors in the labour market and the political sphere in order to reduce foremost women's part-time work. The researchers Ida Drange and Cathrine Egeland wrote the report on a request by NIKK.