Author: Janet C. Gornick
Publication: Fatherhood in the Nordic Welfare States: Comparing Care Policies and Practice. Chapter 17. pp. 373-384.
Editors: Guðný Björk Eydal and Tine Rostgaard
Publisher: Bristol University Press
Date: 2015
Introduction:
In recent decades, social scientists from numerous disciplines in the Nordic countries and abroad have turned their attention to the study of gender disparities in paid work and, in tandem, gender divisions of labour at home. A second voluminous literature has addressed social policies that facilitate reconciling parenthood and employment – often referred to as ‘family-friendly’ policies. Researchers tackling these policy questions have also come from multiple disciplines, and they have employed diverse analytic methods, both quantitative and qualitative; some have worked from a gender or feminist perspective while others have not.
Link: Parental Leave and Fathers: Extending and Deepening the Knowledge Base (PDF)