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- Björk Eydal, Guðný, et al.
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Trends in parental leave in the Nordic countries : has the forward march of gender equality halted?
- 2015
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Ingår i: Community, Work and Family. - : Informa UK Limited. - 1366-8803 .- 1469-3615. ; 18:2, s. 167-181
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The aim of this article is to provide an overview of the development of parental leave in the Nordic countries in the last decade or so and explain the different approaches taken by individual countries in this regard. Focusing on recent developments, though mainly on the provision of a father's quota, we discuss whether we are actually witnessing a paradigm shift in some of these countries, i.e. a movement away from an emphasis on the dual earner/dual carer model and a reverting back to a more traditional family model approach where the mother is seen as the main parent. This change is commonly presented under the guise of it respecting the 'free choice' of individual families. Furthermore, the article asks why the changes in question have taken place and examines the positions of different political parties towards the issue. The article shows that the Nordic countries are developing somewhat different policies and the intra-Nordic gap in both policies and politics seems to be increasing rather than narrowing.
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- Brandén, Maria, et al.
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Sharing the Caring : Attitude-Behavior Discrepancies and Partnership Dynamics
- 2018
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Ingår i: Journal of family issues. - : Sage Publications. - 0192-513X .- 1552-5481. ; 39:3, s. 771-795
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Even though ideals in favor of gender equality in the private sphere are wide spread, discrepancies between ideals and actual behavior are common. Such discrepancies and potential dissatisfaction with gender unequal behavior within a couple are expected to influence partnership dynamics negatively. This study examines how discrepancies between the perceived ideal sharing of parental leave and the actual division of leave, as well as satisfaction with the division are associated with (a) relationship satisfaction, (b) continued childbearing, and (c) union dissolution, using Swedish panel data. The findings cannot confirm an effect of discrepancies on partnership dynamics. However, men who wish they had used a larger share of the parental leave have lower relationship satisfaction, lower continued childbearing, and higher probability of union dissolution. Women are seemingly not affected by their (dis)satisfaction with the division. The findings may reflect a changing father role related to the policy setting and norms in Sweden.
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Demografi : Befolkningsperspektiv på samhället
- 2017
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Samlingsverk (redaktörskap) (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Jordens befolkning har de senaste 50 åren ökat med över fyra miljarder människor. Hur har det gått till? Är det för att vi lever längre eller för att vi skaffar fler barn? Är befolkningsökning positivt eller negativt? Varför domineras vissa befolkningar av barn medan andra åldras snabbt – och vad blir följderna av detta?För att svara på dessa frågor krävs demografisk kunskap. Med den här boken vill vi ge läsaren ökad kunskap om världens befolkningsutveckling med fokus på Sverige. Vi vill ge förståelse för hur befolkningen påverkar samhällets utformning, men också om hur samhället kan påverka befolkningsutvecklingen.Boken beskriver befolkningsutvecklingen i ett historiskt perspektiv men har sitt huvudsakliga fokus på nutida samhällen. Kapitlen tar upp demografins mest centrala processer: barnafödande, dödlighet och migration men även befolkningsstruktur samt parbildning och separationer. Boken presenterar även grundläggande demografiska mått och metoder.Boken vänder sig till studenter inom främst samhällsvetenskap men även andra som är intresserade av att få en introduktion till demografi.
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- Duvander, Ann-Zofie, et al.
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Barnafödande
- 2017
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Ingår i: Demografi. - Lund : Studentlitteratur AB. - 9789144119038 ; , s. 39-65
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)
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- Duvander, Ann-Zofie, et al.
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Cash for childcare schemes in the Nordic welfare states : diverse paths, diverse outcomes
- 2016
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Ingår i: European Societies. - : Informa UK Limited. - 1461-6696 .- 1469-8307. ; 18:1, s. 70-90
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Recent family policy developments may blur conventional family policy typologies. While policies in some European welfare states are shifting away from strong male breadwinner regimes towards work-family reconciliation, the adding of cash for childcare (CFC) benefits in Nordic earner-carer welfare states points in the opposite direction. How can we understand growing family policy hybridisation? Comparison of CFC schemes in the five Nordic countries is the empirical basis of the discussion here - what does the insertion of such a familistic policy measure actually mean? The analysis displays diverse national policy processes and policy outputs and wide variation in parents' responses to this policy incentive. Reforms have been subject to conflicts and amendments to different degrees, and impact has been shaped by their institution at different times distinguished by mothers' varying access to childcare services and labour markets. We conclude that conceptualisation of CFC schemes needs to be contextualised in relation to political dynamisms and opportunity structures.
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- Duvander, Ann-Zofie
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Den demografiska framtiden
- 2017
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Ingår i: Demografi. - Lund : Studentlitteratur AB. - 9789144119038
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)
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- Duvander, Ann-Zofie, et al.
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Does Fathers' Care Spill Over? Evaluating Reforms in the Swedish Parental Leave Program
- 2019
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Ingår i: Feminist Economics. - : Informa UK Limited. - 1354-5701 .- 1466-4372. ; 25:2, s. 67-89
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The aim of reserving months for fathers in the Swedish parental leave system was to increase fathers' use of leave as well as encourage gender equality in the home and labor market. Using data from the Swedish Social Insurance Agency, this study investigates the effects of the reform - reserving one month of leave for fathers in 1995 and a second month in 2002 - on gender equality in the home. The study uses the take up of the parental benefit for the care for sick children (CFSC) as a proxy for gender equality and follows parents' use of CFSC for twelve years for the first reform and ten years for the second reform. Results indicate the first reform led to more equal leave sharing, mainly because use of the benefit decreased among mothers with low education, and at least in part fulfilled the aim of increasing gender equality in the home.
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