Gender Equality Revisited – Changes in Nordic Childcare Policies in the 2000s

Eydal, Guðný Björk; Rostgaard, Tine

doi:10.1111/j.1467-9515.2010.00762.x

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“…There is, then, a right to eldercare in all countries. However, this right is weaker than, for example, the right to childcare, which is offered without needs assessment to all children in a certain age group -at least those with an employed parent (Eydal and Rostgaard, 2011). In eldercare, because an intervening process of needs assessment determines who will 6 receive what services, the legal obligation for local authorities to provide care does not automatically translate into a strong right for individuals to receive it.…”

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“…Since municipal variation cannot be explained by local variation in needs, researchers have raised concerns about geographical equality and fairness in all the Nordic countries. This is another respect in which universalism in eldercare is weaker than in tax-funded childcare, to which the legal right applies in all municipalities in all countries (Eydal and Rostgaard, 2011).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Nordic eldercare – Weak universalism becoming weaker?

Szebehely

Meagher

2017

Journal of European Social Policy

153

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This paper builds on recent research on the fortunes of universalism in European social policy by tracing the development of eldercare policy in four Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Six dimensions of universalism are used to assess whether and how eldercare has been universalised or de-universalised in each country in recent decades and the consequences of the trends thereby identified. We find that de-universalisation has occurred in all four countries, but more so in Finland and Sweden than in Denmark and Norway. Available data show an increase in forprofit provision of publicly funded care services (via policies promoting service marketisation), and an increase of family care (re-familialisation) as well of services, paid out-of-pocket (privatisation).These changes have occurred without an explicit attack on universalism or retrenchment of formal rights but are threatening the class-and gender-equalising potential of Nordic welfare states.2

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Section: Clearly Defined Rights To Services?mentioning

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Section: Same Rules For All Citizens?mentioning

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Nordic eldercare – Weak universalism becoming weaker?

Szebehely

Meagher

2017

Journal of European Social Policy

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108

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“…On a global scale, the shared cultural heritage and ideological basis of the Nordic countries have often been highlighted (Eydal and Rostgaard 2011;Wagner and Einarsdóttir welfare model and pervasive child-centeredness. Within the Nordic welfare model, a high priority is given to the values of social inclusion, according to which every citizen should have equal opportunities to participate in society (Kristjánsson 2006).…”

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confidence: 99%

Democracy, caring and competence: values perspectives in ECEC curricula in the Nordic countries

Einarsdóttir

Purola

Johansson

et al. 2014

International Journal of Early Years Education

120

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The aim of the study is to explore how Nordic Early Childhood Education and Care policies frame values education in preschools with a special focus on the values of democracy, caring and competence. The study is part of a larger Nordic project, Values education in Nordic preschools: Basis of education for tomorrow, the aim of which is to explore values education from various perspectives, policy levels, institutional levels and personal levels. The study applies Habermas's theoretical ideas of communicative actions, lifeworld, and the system. Here the focus is on the system level, namely, values in national curriculum guidelines that serve as the basis of pedagogical practices in preschools in the Nordic countries. Thematic research analysis described by Braun and Clarke inspired the qualitative analysis of the documents. In addition, a quantitative language-based approach was applied to the study. Keywords related with democratic, caring and competence values were selected. The findings reveal different dimensions and meanings of the three value fields, such as democracy as being and/or becoming; care as fulfilment of basic needs and an ethical relationship; and competence values as learning for sociality and academic skills.

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“…Researchers commonly aim to describe and assess policy measures in light of given objectives, such as gender equality potential, and the analysis thus operates mainly on the macro level (e.g. Ellingsaeter, 2006;Eydal & Rostgaard, 2011;Lammi-Taskula, 2006). …”

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Involved fatherhood in the Nordic context: dominant narratives, divergent approaches

Farstad

Stefansen

2015

NORMA

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Abstract:This paper focuses on narratives and practices of 'involved fatherhood', the ideal of an emotionally present and nurturing father. The geographical context of the study is Iceland, one of the ´father-friendly´ Nordic welfare states. Of particular concern in this paper are connections between involved fatherhood and constructions of masculinity. The emergence of involved fatherhood is often linked to changes in masculinity ideals, from 'old' to 'new'. Our analysis, which is based on qualitative interviews with parents of young children, indicates a more complex picture. Our point of departure is the narrative of involved fatherhood which is dominant in Nordic policy formation. This narrative is strongly linked to early childhood care and the development of fathers' individual caring practices -often presented as a prerequisite for gender equal parenting. Other types of fathering are positioned in contrast, representing outdated and deficit forms of fathering. Our analysis suggests, however, that involved fatherhood is portrayed and enacted through practices linked to both 'orthodox' and 'inclusive' masculinity, both among middle-class fathers who identify with the primary carer narrative and a more diverse group of fathers who do not. We conclude that involved fatherhood comes in different forms that should be further explored in terms of their respective potential and limitations for gender equal parenting.

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Gender Equality Revisited – Changes in Nordic Childcare Policies in the 2000s

Cited by 72 publications

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Nordic eldercare – Weak universalism becoming weaker?

Nordic eldercare – Weak universalism becoming weaker?

Democracy, caring and competence: values perspectives in ECEC curricula in the Nordic countries

Involved fatherhood in the Nordic context: dominant narratives, divergent approaches

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