Books and Reports: Primary Care in Denmark

Primary Care in Denmark

In many ways, primary care in Denmark performs well. Danish primary care is trusted and valued by patients, and is relatively inexpensive. But there are important areas where it needs to be strengthened. Most critically, Danish primary care is relatively opaque in terms of the performance data available at local level. Greater transparency is vital in the next phase of reform and sector strengthening. Robust information on quality and outcomes empowers patients and gives them choice. It can support GPs to benchmark themselves, and engage in continuous quality improvement.
Does a Short Paternity Leave Influence Practices of Fatherhood?

Does a Short Paternity Leave Influence Practices of Fatherhood?

Effects of paternity leave schemes offered by employers in Switzerland
What happens to views and ideas about gendered representations and practices of fatherhood if a company allows new fathers to take one month of paid leave in a country with no statutory paternity leave? Isabel Valarino and Jacques-Antoine Gauthier analysed the implementation and use of a one-month paid paternity leave in the urban French-speaking context in Switzerland.
Third Annual FamiliesAndSocieties Stakeholder Seminar: Intergenerational Linkages in the Family

Third Annual FamiliesAndSocieties Stakeholder Seminar: Intergenerational Linkages in the Family

How policies shape the organisation of caring and financial responsibilities for family members
The main questions discussed at the third FamiliesAndSocieties Stakeholder Seminar in Brussels were how laws and policies shape gendered interdependencies in families, how the so-called “sandwich generation” (those who are simultaneously raising a child and caring for parents, aged 45-69) cares for elderly parents across countries, and how the financial crisis has affected intergenerational patterns of family support across households.
Books and Reports: Fatherhood In The Nordic Welfare States - Comparing Care Policies and Practice

Fatherhood In The Nordic Welfare States - Comparing Care Policies and Practice

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The five Nordic countries, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, are well-known for their extensive welfare system and gender equality which provides both parents with opportunities to earn and care for their children. In this topical book, expert scholars from the Nordic countries, as well as UK and the US, demonstrate how modern fatherhood is supported in the Nordic setting through family and social policies, and how these contribute to shaping and influencing the images, roles and practices of fathers in a diversity of family settings and variations of fatherhoods.
Our Children - Who Cares, Who Pays?

Our Children - Who Cares, Who Pays?

Exploring the link between childcare needs, mothers' participation in the labour market and childcare policies
Childcare has been more and more frequently included in European policy agendas; questions such as ?who should care for children, how, how much and for how long? are at the centre of the policy debate. Chiara Saraceno seeks to contribute to this discussion by comparing current childcare policies within Europe. The author also reflects on the debate on childcare from different angles, including work-family reconciliation, equal opportunities between genders, and inequalities among children.
Our Children - Who Cares, Who Pays?

Unsere Kinder – wer kümmert sich, wer zahlt?

Erforschung des Zusammenhangs von Kinderbetreuungsbedarf, Erwerbsbeteiligung von Müttern und Politiken zur Kinderbetreuung
Kinderbetreuung ist immer häufiger Thema politischer Debatten in den Ländern Europas.. Dabei steht oft folgende Frage im Mittelpunkt: „Wer sollte Kinder betreuen, wie, in welchem Umfang und für welchen Zeitraum?“ Mit einem Vergleich aktueller Kinderbetreuungspolitiken innerhalb Europas möchte Chiara Saraceno zu dieser Diskussion beitragen. In ihrer Studie  beleuchtet die Autorin die Debatte über Kinderbetreuung aus verschiedenen Blickwinkeln, darunter Vereinbarkeit von Beruf und Familie, Chancengleichheit für die Geschlechter und Ungleichheiten zwischen Kindern.
Our Children - Who Cares, Who Pays?

Nuestros hijos, ¿Quién los cuida, quién paga por ello?

Explorando el nexo entre las necesidades del cuidado infantil, la participación laboral de las madres y las políticas familiares
El cuidado infantil ha sido incluido cada vez más con frecuencia en las agendas política europeas. Preguntas como “¿quién debería cuidar de los niños?, ¿cómo?, ¿cuánto y durante cuánto tiempo?” se encuentran en el centro del debate político. Chiara Saraceno contribuye a esta discusión comparando las actuales políticas de cuidado infantil en Europa. La autora también reflexiona sobre el debate del cuidado infantil desde diferente ángulos, incluyendo la conciliación entre trabajo y familia, la igualdad de oportunidades entre géneros y las desigualdades entre los niños.
Our Children - Who Cares, Who Pays?

Nos enfants : qui s’en occupe, qui paie ?

Une étude du lien entre les besoins de garde d’enfants, la participation des mères au marché du travail et les politiques en matière de garde à l’enfance
La garde d’enfants s’inscrit de plus en plus fréquemment dans l’agenda des politiques européennes. Des questions telles que « qui s’occupe des enfants ? », « comment ? », « pour combien de temps ? » sont au cœur des débats politiques. Chiara Saraceno apporte sa contribution en comparant les politiques actuelles de garde d’enfants à travers l’Europe. L’auteur réfléchit également au débat sur la garde d’enfants à partir de différents angles, y compris la conciliation entre le travail et la vie familiale, l’égalité des chances entre les sexes et les inégalités parmi les enfants.
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