Social Inclusion or Gender Equality?: Political Discourses on Parental Leave in Finland and Sweden

During the 2010s, both Finland and Sweden made advancements in their parental leave systems by widening the right to paid parental leave to a greater diversity of family constellations and investing in gender-equal leave distribution through longer leave periods reserved for the father. However, in...

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Authors: Nygård, Mikael 1966- (Author) ; Duvander, Ann-Zofie 1968- (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Cogitatio Press 2021
In: Social Inclusion
Year: 2021, Volume: 9, Issue: 2, Pages: 300-312
Further subjects:B 2010s
B Sweden
B Gender Equality
B Government
B Finland
B Political Discourse
B parental leave distribution
B political party
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