Gender Division of Childcare and the Sharing of Parental Leave among New Parents in Sweden

By M. Sundström, Ann‐Zofie Duvander. 2002

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Subfields: Gender Studies, Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science

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What are the effects of reforms promoting fathers’ parental leave use? (2012, background): “In addition, individual factors such as age and education, the children’s birth order (Sundström and Duvander, 2002) and parents’ country of origin (Duvander and Eklund, 2006) are found to be influential.”
Do child-care characteristics influence continued child bearing in Sweden? An investigation of the quantity, quality, and price dimension (2003, background): “The main pillars on which the compatibility of women’s employment and motherhood rests are the generous parental-leave regulations (cf. Sundström and Duvander, 2002) and the extensive provision of highly subsidized high-quality public child care.”
How Long Should Parental Leave Be? Attitudes to Gender Equality, Family, and Work as Determinants of Women’s and Men’s Parental Leave in Sweden (2014, background): “Higher education of both parents indicates that the father will use more leave (Sundström & Duvander, 2002).”
Gender Socialization during Adolescence in Low- and Middle-Income Countries : Conceptualization, influences and outcomes (2017, background): “…Scandinavian countries, where parental leave is particularly progressive, these policies may have an important impact on how girls and boys are socialized to understand the role of mothers and fathers, ultimately challenging existing gender socialization practises (e.g. Sundström & Duvander, 2002).”
The Impact of Taking Parental Leave on Fathers’ Participation In Childcare And Relationships With Children: Lessons from Sweden (2008, background): “More highly educated men, and men partnered with highly educated women, are less likely to hold traditional gender norms and are more likely to take leave (Sundström & Duvander, 2002).”
Barriers to equality: why British fathers do not use parental leave (2018, background): “Furthermore, while fathers’ earnings have a larger impact than mothers’ earnings on men’s leave decisions (Sundström & Duvander, 2002), studies of parental leave use in Norway show that a more equal distribution of income between partners increases men’s use of leave while men who have higher…”
EFFECTS OF PARENTAL LEAVE AND WORK HOURS ON FATHERS’ INVOLVEMENT WITH THEIR BABIES (2007, background): “…than the mother, because the couple would choose the most efficient allocation of time and resources according to their comparative earned incomes (Sundstrom & Duvander, 2002; see also discussions in Brandth & Kvande, 2002; Deven, 2005; Moss & Deven, 1999, 2002, 2006; Pleck & Masciadrelli, 2003).”
Parental leave regulations and the persistence of the male breadwinner model: Using fuzzy-set ideal type analysis to assess gender equality in an enlarged Europe (2012, background): “In this sense, the different configurations of opportunities/ constrains embedded in leave legislation can be expected to structure preferences and behaviors of individuals (Sundström and Duvander, 2002).”
The Duration of Paid Parental Leave and Children's Scholastic Performance (2010, background): “12 This section draws on Sundstrom and Duvander (2002) and Riksforsakringsverket (2002).”