The Political Path to a Dual Earner/Dual Carer Society: Pitfalls and Possibilities

Kimberly J. Morgan
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Kimberly J. Morgan: George Washington University, kjmorgan@gwu.edu

Politics & Society, 2008, vol. 36, issue 3, 403-420

Abstract: What are the political pathways to the dual earner/dual caregiver model? Are most countries likely to attain only a partial transformation of policies and societies, rather than a full embrace of this model? This article examines the development of work-family policies in Western Europe to probe the politics and consequences of these programs. In many countries, the political context frustrates efforts to enact a unified, comprehensive vision like the dual earner/dual caregiver model. Rather than achieving gender-egalitarian arrangements for work and care, countries may stall halfway there. Advocates should be careful in what they ask for and be aware of the challenge of keeping gender-egalitarian goals at the center of a policy-making process over which they will not have full control.

Keywords: work and family; parental leave; part-time work; welfare state; Western Europe (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1177/0032329208320569

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