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Introduction Introduction
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Data and methods Data and methods
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Finnish fathers’ leave options and take-up of leave Finnish fathers’ leave options and take-up of leave
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Theoretical approach: everyday life connects policies, practices and change Theoretical approach: everyday life connects policies, practices and change
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Everyday life, care work and gender Everyday life, care work and gender
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Goals of Finnish parental leave policy: gender equality or ‘free choice’ Goals of Finnish parental leave policy: gender equality or ‘free choice’
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The negotiation system and governance of leave policy The negotiation system and governance of leave policy
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Gender equality and ‘free choice’ in the policy process: individual quotas or transferable leave Gender equality and ‘free choice’ in the policy process: individual quotas or transferable leave
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Proposals of extended entitlements to fathers in 1999 Proposals of extended entitlements to fathers in 1999
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Introduction of the Finnish father’s bonus leave in 2002 Introduction of the Finnish father’s bonus leave in 2002
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Revisions of the scheme 2007–13 Revisions of the scheme 2007–13
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Fathers’ individual motivations Fathers’ individual motivations
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The role of the family economy The role of the family economy
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Perceptions of the division of labour between women and men Perceptions of the division of labour between women and men
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Pressures from work Pressures from work
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Conclusion: ‘free choice’ and elusive gender equality Conclusion: ‘free choice’ and elusive gender equality
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Notes Notes
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References References
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Fourteen Policy goals and obstacles for fathers’ parental leave in Finland
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Published:November 2014
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Abstract
This chapter analyses why Finnish fathers do not take more parental leave even if promoting gender equality has been a longstanding goal of family policy. It shows that the obstacles are to be found not only in factors at the individual level but also in the structuring of leave schemes and in the special Finnish policy making process where the schemes are developed as compromises in tripartite negotiations between the central employer and employee organisations and the government. Based on a theory of how both continuity and change are produced in the interaction of structural conditions and the choices actors make in their everyday practices, the chapter argues that the policy process shapes the leave schemes and, thus guiding the choices, eventually also the take-up of leave and the slow improvement of gender equality.
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