Gender (In)Equality and Childcare: Policies and Practices
A special issue of Societies (ISSN 2075-4698).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 5593
Special Issue Editors
Interests: childcare and eldercare; family dynamics and wellbeing; gender dynamics and inequalities
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The division of labour in unpaid care work in family life between parents is one of the key issues for gender equality. As the responsibility of caring for young children falls disproportionately on women, they face more risks of discrimination in the labour market. Unequal, gendered division of paid and unpaid work between parents of young children also creates tensions in family life and increases the risk of separation. Thus, family policies such as parental leave rights and early childhood education and care (ECEC) services are important tools to promote gender equality as well as wellbeing of parents and children. These policies support the reconciliation of work and family life, providing job protection and economic support for parents, as well as support for the social and cognitive development of children.
This Special Issue titled Gender Equality and Childcare: Policies and Practices aims to explore the relationship of national and local policies of child care, and the use and take-up of these policies in practice as well as the consequences of policies and practices for gender equality. Manuscripts of original research are invited to contribute to the current and future dialogue on these questions from the social sciences, education and/or humanities perspectives, opening space for topics related to (but not limited to) family sociology, family policy, family psychology, worklife studies, gender studies, and childhood studies. Contributions have to follow one of the three categories of papers (article, conceptual paper or review) of the journal and address the topic of the Special Issue.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Contributions have to follow one of the three categories (article/review/conceptual paper) of papers of the journal and address the topic of the special issue.
Dr. Johanna Lammi-Taskula
Dr. Katja Repo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- gender equality
- work-family reconciliation
- family policy
- childcare
- parental leave
- early childhood education and care
- family life
- wellbeing
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