Open AccessNår omsorgsgapet skal dekkes: Islandske foreldres kjønnede omsorgsstrategier
Author(s) -
Gunhild R. Farstad
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
nordisk barnehageforskning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1890-9167
DOI - 10.7577/nbf.317
Subject(s) - icelandic , bridging (networking) , child care , psychology , bridge (graph theory) , demographic economics , nursing , medicine , economics , computer science , computer network , philosophy , linguistics
Title: Bridging the child care gap: Icelandic parents’ gendered packaging strategies Abstract: In the time period between 2000 and 2003 Iceland put into action what has been known as a gender equal parental leave system. But despite a relatively good day care provision Icelandic parents still need to bridge a care gap between the parental leave and available day care. Using a sample of qualitative interviews with 14 Icelandic couples this paper shows that the bridging of the care gap results in gendered patterns where mothers takes a longer leave with reduced income, and fathers make use of their ear marked paternal leave. I apply the concept of strategies when presenting the way these parents arrange for the care of their small children.