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Leira, Arnlaug. "Mothers, Markets and the State: A Scandinavian ‘Model’?" Journal of Social Policy 22, no. 3 (July 1993): 329–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0047279400019565.

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ABSTRACTIn Denmark, Norway and Sweden mothers of young children have a higher employment rate than have the mothers of other Western European countries. To make high quality childcare universally available is regarded as a national concern, and as part of the welfare state commitment. It is also often regarded as a precondition of mothers' employment. The modes of state intervention and the structure of child-care provision are basically the same in all three countries, yet this paper questions the commonly made assumption that Scandinavian reproduction policies are developed in accordance with one common model. The interrelationship between welfare state, market and family differs between the countries. While in Denmark and Sweden national policies supported the dual role of mothers in production and social reproduction, this was not the case in Norwegian policies in which the concept of the employed mother made only modest impact. Not surprisingly, Denmark and Sweden are more successful in approaching national aims for provision of childcare and also in facilitating mothers' labour market participation.
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Gustafsson, Siv, and Eiko Kenjoh. "New evidence on work among new mothers. What can trade unions do?" Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research 10, no. 1 (February 2004): 034–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/102425890401000106.

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This article examines the employment patterns of new mothers from one year before the birth of their first child until its fifth birthday in Sweden, Germany, Britain, the Netherlands and Japan. Data on the labour force status of mothers was drawn from household panel data from each country. That data showed significant differences in the employment patterns of new mothers. This article discusses the developments in family policies that may explain differences between employment patterns of new mothers in the five countries. In particular, the authors contrast family policies in Sweden with those of the other countries because since the 1970s Sweden has had the most wide-ranging set of policies to benefit the dual-career family. In addition, using a few examples from the Netherlands and Sweden, this article discusses what trade unions can do in their respective countries in order to move society towards truly shared breadwinning and shared parenthood between women and men.
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Fritzell, Sara C., and H. Michael Gähler. "Family Structure, Child Living Arrangement and Mothers’ Self-rated Health in Sweden—A Cross-Sectional Study." International Journal of Health Services 47, no. 2 (December 26, 2016): 298–311. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0020731416685493.

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Alternate living, i.e. children living 50-50 with their parents following separation is emerging as a new family form. This study is the first to differentiate separated mothers with sole/main custody from mothers with alternately living children, analysing health outcomes and using a sample representative of the population. The association between the self-rated health (SRH) of mothers and different family structures are examined. Parental cooperation is included in the analyses as a potential mediator. Data on 755 mothers from the 2010 Swedish Level of Living Survey were analyzed by multivariate logistic regression. Single mothers with sole/main custody reported poorer SRH than couple mothers in intact families while the difference was not significant for single mothers with children living alternately and mothers in stepfamilies. Controlling for potential confounders, probabilities for poor SRH for single mothers were reduced. The excess risk among mothers with sole/main custody may be due to poorer socioeconomic conditions. Employment was significantly more common among mothers with alternate living and an important explanatory factor for their better health compared to single mothers with sole/main custody. Adjusting for parental cooperation lowered the increased probability for poor SRH among single mothers with sole/main custody compared to single mothers with alternate living.
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Höppner, Julia. "Why do Swedes use less cash-for-childcare than Norwegians?" International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy 37, no. 5/6 (June 13, 2017): 327–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijssp-02-2016-0018.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explain the rather large difference in the take-up of the cash-for-childcare (CFC) benefit between Norway and Sweden. Design/methodology/approach A quantitative approach is employed, including the analysis of descriptive statistics of data on parents’ attitudes concerning the distribution of paid work and care and a robust regression analysis of data on parents’ behaviour regarding the distribution of paid work and care. Findings The results show that attitudes regarding childcare and mothers’ and fathers’ employment differ in the two countries. Swedish parents support public childcare and a gender equal employment distribution more than Norwegians. Thereby, attitudinal differences explain why Norwegian parents use the benefit more frequently. The findings indicate that in Sweden, parents’ socioeconomic background affects the duration of public childcare to a lesser extent than in Norway. Nevertheless, the economic incentives of the CFC benefit are more attractive for families with lower socioeconomic status. This explains why Swedes respond less to the incentives of the CFC benefit than Norwegians. Originality/value While previous research has focussed on the effect of policies on the take-up of the CFC benefit, this study shows that parents’ attitudes and behaviour are important explanatory variables to explain differences in the take-up of the benefit.
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Kenjoh, Eiko. "New Mothers' Employment and Public Policy in the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Japan." Labour 19, s1 (December 2005): 5–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9914.2005.00322.x.

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Haandrikman, Karen, Natasha A. Webster, and Ann-Zofie Duvander. "Geographical Variation in Local Gender Contracts in Sweden." Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy 14, no. 3 (January 28, 2021): 679–701. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12061-020-09371-2.

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AbstractDespite Sweden’s national gender-neutral family and social policies, local differences in gender contracts exist and have been related to differences in the structure of the labour market and cultural traditions. Existing studies are outdated and used relatively large administratively defined areas, which may lead to several measurement and interpretation errors. This paper examines geographical variation in gender contracts in present-day Sweden using individualized neighbourhoods on different scales. Gender contracts are operationalized using six indicators on the level of family, politics and labour. We identify five types of local gender contracts: the metropolitan gender contract, the progressive gender contract, the suburban gender contract, the commuter gender contract and the traditional gender contract. The most gender equal patterns are found in metropolitan and other urban areas, with high shares of fathers taking parental leave and the highest shares of women with high education and gainful employment, and low shares of young mothers. The analyses give evidence of considerable local variation instead of a dominant gender contract in each region. The findings may stimulate further research and local policies on gender inequality.
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Kirk, Nina, Sara Fritzell, and Bo Burström. "How Did Employment and Financial Strain Affect the Self-rated Health of Lone Mothers Around the Time of the Economic Crisis? A Cross-sectional Comparison of the United Kingdom and Sweden." International Journal of Health Services 49, no. 4 (July 12, 2019): 773–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0020731419861864.

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Lone mothers face higher risk of poor self-rated health (SRH) than coupled mothers, partly explained by financial strain, non-employment, and welfare context. Comparing the United Kingdom and Sweden, we sought to determine how the economic crisis of 2008 affected the inequality in lone and coupled mothers SRH and what socioeconomic factors impacted this. Survey data was divided into periods corresponding to before, during, and after the economic crisis. Logistic regression was used to evaluate the impact of socioeconomic factors. Financial strain explained 70%–80% of the excess risk for poor health among Swedish lone mothers and 40% of those in the United Kingdom. Controlling for background and socioeconomic factors eliminated the health inequality among Swedish mothers. In the United Kingdom this inequality remained and may reflect the impact of social mechanisms such as stigma. Converse to what was expected, we did not observe significant variation over time in factors affecting SRH, nor did we find conclusive evidence of the impact of the economic crisis on the SRH of lone mothers. Factors that may account for these counterintuitive results, including retrenchment of the Swedish welfare state, economic lag, and reduction in overall inequality in health, are discussed.
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Borgh, Madeleine, Frida Eek, Petra Wagman, and Carita Håkansson. "Organisational factors and occupational balance in working parents in Sweden." Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 46, no. 3 (July 12, 2017): 409–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1403494817713650.

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Background: Parents with small children constitute a vulnerable group as they have an increased risk of sick leave due to stress-related disorders compared to adults without children. It has been shown that mothers and fathers to small children together spend more time in paid work than any other group, which could create negative stress and an experience of low occupational balance. Aim: The aim of this study was to examine associations between organisational factors and occupational balance among parents with small children in Sweden. Methods: Data were collected by a survey including questions about occupational balance, organisational factors and age, sex, employment rate, work position, monthly household income, number of children at home, separation/divorce last five years and overtime. The total number of parents included in this study was 718 (490 mothers and 228 fathers). Logistic regression models were applied to examine the odds ratios for occupational balance in relation to organisational factors. Results: Parents who experienced positive attitudes towards parenthood and parental leave among colleagues and managers were more likely to experience high occupational balance than parents who experienced negative or neutral attitudes. Having a clear structure for handover when absent from work was also strongly associated with high occupational balance. Conclusions: The result of the present study indicates that some organisational factors could be important for the occupational balance of parents with small children.
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Waerness, Knud Knudsen, Kari. "National Context, Individual Characteristics and Attitudes on Mothers' Employment: A Comparative Analysis of Great Britain, Sweden and Norway." Acta Sociologica 44, no. 1 (March 1, 2001): 67–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/000169901300060807.

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Knudsen, Knud, and Kari Wærness. "National Context, Individual Characteristics and Attitudes on Mothers' Employment: A Comparative Analysis of Great Britain, Sweden and Norway." Acta Sociologica 44, no. 1 (March 2001): 67–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/000169930104400106.

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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Mothers – Employment – Sweden"

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NAUMANN, Ingela. "Childcare politics in the West German and Swedish welfare states from the 1950s to the 1970s." Doctoral thesis, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1814/6348.

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Defence date: 2 October 2006
Examining board: Prof. Klaus Eder (Humboldt-University, Berlin) ; Prof. Birgit Pfau-Effinger (University Hamburg) ; Prof. Bo Stråth (European University Institute) ; Prof. Colin Crouch (The University of Warwick)
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Books on the topic "Mothers – Employment – Sweden"

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Squeezing birth into working life: Household panel data analyses comparing Germany, Great Britain, Sweden and the Netherlands. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2001.

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Wetzels, Cécile. Squeezing Birth into Working Life: Household Panel Data Analyses Comparing Germany, Great Britain, Sweden and the Netherlands. Taylor & Francis Group, 2020.

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Wetzels, Cécile. Squeezing Birth into Working Life: Household Panel Data Analyses Comparing Germany, Great Britain, Sweden and the Netherlands. Taylor & Francis Group, 2019.

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Wetzels, Cécile. Squeezing Birth into Working Life: Household Panel Data Analyses Comparing Germany, Great Britain, Sweden and the Netherlands. Taylor & Francis Group, 2019.

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Squeezing Birth into Working Life: Household Panel Data Analyses Comparing Germany, Great Britain, Sweden and the Netherlands. Taylor & Francis Group, 2019.

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