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Gendered or Gender-Neutral Care Politics for Fathers?

Berit Brandth

Department of Sociology and Political Science at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim

Elin Kvande

Department of Sociology and Political Science at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim

This article analyzes how two different policy measures affect gender equality in child care. In the 1990s, Norway introduced two care policies reflecting different ideas about gender and family life. The fathers' quota policy supports the dual-earner family model while the cash-for-care scheme is based on a family model, providing cash benefits irrespective of the parent's work activities. The father's quota is a gendered policy because six weeks of the parental leave period is reserved for the father. Cash-for-care is gender neutral, in which working parents can choose which of them is to stay at home. The analysis is based on interview data from two studies, one on parental leave and one on cash-for-care. We find that the special quota for fathers has had a positive effect on the participation of fathers in child care. The cash-for-care system does not, however, challenge the existing gender structure in child care.

Key Words: family policy • parental leave • gender equality • fathers

The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Vol. 624, No. 1, 177-189 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0002716209334119
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Father-Friendly Policies and Time-Use Data in a Cross-National Context: Potential and Prospects for Future Research
The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, July 1, 2009; 624(1): 234 - 254.
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