Politicising Parenthood in Scandinavia
Politicising Parenthood in Scandinavia

Author: Ellingsæter, Anne Lise

Publisher: Policy Press

Published: 2006-06-07

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 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.

The Politicization of Parenthood
The Politicization of Parenthood

Author: Martina Richter

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-02-29

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 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.

Gender equality and welfare politics in Scandinavia
Gender equality and welfare politics in Scandinavia

Author: Kari Melby

Publisher: Policy Press

Published: 2009-05-05

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 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.

Part-Time Work in the Nordic Region II
Part-Time Work in the Nordic Region II

Author: Ida Drange

Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers

Published: 2014-11-12

Total Pages: 165

ISBN-13: 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.

Parental Leave, Childcare and Gender Equality in the Nordic Countries
Parental Leave, Childcare and Gender Equality in the Nordic Countries

Author: Ingólfur V. Gíslason

Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 182

ISBN-13: 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.

Fatherhood in the Nordic Welfare States
Fatherhood in the Nordic Welfare States

Author: Eydal, Guðný Björk

Publisher: Policy Press

Published: 2016-01-13

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13: 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.

Nordic Earner-Carer Politics
Nordic Earner-Carer Politics

Author: Anne Lise Ellingsæter

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2024-01-18

Total Pages: 269

ISBN-13: 1802207082

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This insightful book provides a comprehensive comparative historical analysis of the formation and evolution of Nordic earner-carer policies over five decades. Spanning parental leave, father quotas, daycare services, and cash for childcare allowances, it explores the key roles that ideas and political parties play in the policy reform process.

Eldercare Policies in Japan and Scandinavia
Eldercare Policies in Japan and Scandinavia

Author: Paul Midford

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-04-30

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 1137402636

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These essays by no means cover all areas of interest in long-term care programs, but they offer new insights (and intriguing questions for future research) about how differently policies in this important area can be carried out in different countries.

Contemporary fathering
Contemporary fathering

Author: Featherstone, Brigid

Publisher: Policy Press

Published: 2009-04-15

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 1447315340

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Since 1997, child welfare services have been faced with new demands to engage fathers or develop father-inclusive services. This book emerges from work by the author as a researcher and educator over many years on the issues posed by this agenda for child welfare practitioners in a variety of contexts. In locating fathers, fathering and fatherhood within a historical and social landscape, the book addresses issues seldom taken up in practice settings. It explores diversity and complexity in fathering in different disciplines such as psychoanalysis, sociology and psychology and analyses contemporary developments in social policies and welfare practices. The author employs a feminist perspective to highlight the opportunities and dangers in contemporary developments for those wishing to advance gender equity. A key strength of the book is its inter-disciplinary focus. It will be required reading for students, graduate and postgraduate, of social work, social policy, sociology and child and family studies. Academic researchers will also find the book invaluable because of its breadth of scholarship.