The impact of taking parental leave on fathers' Participation in childcare and relationships with children: Lessons from Sweden

Community, Work and Family

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 85-104

  Haas, Linda ^a   Hwang, C Philip ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Childcare; Fatherhood; Gender equality; Parental leave; Sweden

Indexed keywords

EID: 39049087175     PISSN: 13668803     EISSN: 14693615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13668800701785346     Document Type: Article

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