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Title Parental leave, care policies and gender equalities in the Nordic countries : conference arranged by the Nordic Council of Ministers 21-22 October 2009, Reykjavik, Iceland / edited by Erla Sigurðardóttir
Published Copenhagen : Nordic Council of Ministers, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (56 pages)
Series TemaNord ; 2010:539
Contents Introduction -- Summary -- Parental leave, care policies and gender equality in the Nordic countries -- Welcome -- Gender Equality: Transforming Family Divisions of Labour -- Nordic mothers and fathers on leave: towards equal sharing? -- Nordic mothers and fathers on leave: towards equal sharing -- Parental leave and gender pay gap -- What, if any, are the effects of different systems of parental leave on gender pay gap? -- Child care policies -- Is there a Nordic model of day care for children? -- What is best for the children? -- Care policies in a child perspective -- Workshop: Parental leave use in the Nordic countries & Parental leave and gender pay gap -- Workshop: Child care policies -- What is best for the children?
Summary What family forms are recognised in established Nordic and welfare policies? Which family values and parental models should be given political priority in a multi-ethnical society? Would part-time leave be ideal from a gender equality perspective? These were some of the questions raised at the conference 'Parental Leave, Care Policies & Gender Equalities in the Nordic Countries' in Reykjavik on 22 October 2009. The conference was arranged by the Centre of Gender Equality in Iceland on behalf of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Security during the Icelandic presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers. Researchers presented their preliminary results, compared the differences between the Nordic countries and discussed how we reach the goal of a gender-equality, friendly welfare state with reconciliation between personal and professional life where we serve the needs of men, women and children. The report contains notes from the conference, speeches, workshop discussions and links to PowerPoint presentations
Subject Family leave -- Scandinavia
Family leave
Föräldraledighet -- Norden.
Familjepolitik.
Jämställdhet.
Parental leave -- Nordic countries.
Family policy.
Equality.
Parental leave -- Nordic countries.
Family policy.
Equality.
Scandinavia
Form Electronic book
Author Erla Sigurðardóttir.
Nordic Council of Ministers.
ISBN 9789289320573
9289320575