Fathers' rights to paid parental leave in the Nordic countries: Consequences for the gendered division of leave

Community, Work and Family

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 177-195

  Haas, Linda ^a   Rostgaard, Tine ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIVE THE DANISH CENTER FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Denmark; Fatherhood; Finland; Gender equality; Iceland; Norway; Parental leave; Sweden

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957512835     PISSN: 13668803     EISSN: 14693615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13668803.2011.571398     Document Type: Article

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