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Gender Equality and Welfare Politics in Scandinavia : The Limits of Political Ambition? by Kari Melby; Christina Carlsson Wetterberg; Anna-Birte Ravn is a social science available to read on EtoBox.
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<p>Gender equality is often seen as a hallmark of the Nordic countries. This book explores this notion by examining the meanings of gender that underpin policies in the Scandinavian welfare states, historically and today. </p><p> The book focuses on three Scandinavian countries - Denmark, Norway and Sweden - and explores the policy reforms that have occurred relating to family and care. Beginning with the radical marriage reform carried through in all the three countries in the early decades of
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- Author
- Kari Melby; Christina Carlsson Wetterberg; Anna-Birte Ravn
- Publisher
- The Policy Press
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781847424655
- Category
- social science
- Subjects
- Science, Political Science, Social Science
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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