The Nordic Gender Effect at Work: Nordic experiences on parental leave, childcare, flexible work arrangements, leadership and equal opportunities at work

The Nordic Gender Effect at Work: Nordic experiences on parental leave, childcare, flexible work arrangements, leadership and equal opportunities at work
Author: NIKK, Nordic Information on Gender (Contributor)
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2018
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9289356537

Promoting gender equality at work is not only a matter of rights; it is the smart thing to do from the perspective of inclusive growth. The Nordic region is a case in point, as it has come to represent the 11th largest economy in the world, not despite policy commitments to gender equality and social justice, but because of it. The Nordic countries have robust economies and good living conditions, where both women and men have high labour force participation rates. However, the gender pay gap is persistent and occupational segregation continues to hinder gender equality. The Nordic Gender Effect at Work briefs share the collective Nordic experience in investing in gender equality including parental leave, childcare, flexible work arrangements, leadership and equal opportunities at work, and seek to make further progress through cooperation.

Flexible work arrangements: The Nordic Gender Effect at Work

Flexible work arrangements: The Nordic Gender Effect at Work
Author: NIKK, Nordic Information on Gender
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Total Pages: 16
Release: 2018-08-20
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9289356472

Promoting gender equality at work is not only a matter of rights; it is the smart thing to do from the perspective of inclusive growth. The Nordic region is a case in point, as it has come to represent the 11th largest economy in the world, not despite policy commitments to gender equality and social justice, but because of it. The Nordic countries have robust economies and good living conditions, where both women and men have high labour force participation rates. However, the gender pay gap is persistent and occupational segregation continues to hinder gender equality. The Nordic Gender Effect at Work briefs share the collective Nordic experience in investing in gender equality including parental leave, childcare, flexible work arrangements, leadership and equal opportunities at work, and seek to make further progress through cooperation.

Leadership and equal opportunities at work: The Nordic Gender Effect at Work

Leadership and equal opportunities at work: The Nordic Gender Effect at Work
Author: NIKK, Nordic Information on Gender
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Total Pages: 18
Release: 2018-08-20
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9289356502

Promoting gender equality at work is not only a matter of rights; it is the smart thing to do from the perspective of inclusive growth. The Nordic region is a case in point, as it has come to represent the 11th largest economy in the world, not despite policy commitments to gender equality and social justice, but because of it. The Nordic countries have robust economies and good living conditions, where both women and men have high labour force participation rates. However, the gender pay gap is persistent and occupational segregation continues to hinder gender equality. The Nordic Gender Effect at Work briefs share the collective Nordic experience in investing in gender equality including parental leave, childcare, flexible work arrangements, leadership and equal opportunities at work, and seek to make further progress through cooperation.

Shared and paid parental leave: The Nordic Gender Effect at Work

Shared and paid parental leave: The Nordic Gender Effect at Work
Author: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Total Pages: 16
Release: 2018-08-20
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9289356448

Promoting gender equality at work is not only a matter of rights; it is the smart thing to do from the perspective of inclusive growth. The Nordic region is a case in point, as it has come to represent the 11th largest economy in the world, not despite policy commitments to gender equality and social justice, but because of it. The Nordic countries have robust economies and good living conditions, where both women and men have high labour force participation rates. However, the gender pay gap is persistent and occupational segregation continues to hinder gender equality. The Nordic Gender Effect at Work briefs share the collective Nordic experience in investing in gender equality including parental leave, childcare, flexible work arrangements, leadership and equal opportunities at work, and seek to make further progress through cooperation.

Subsidised childcare for all: The Nordic Gender Effect at Work

Subsidised childcare for all: The Nordic Gender Effect at Work
Author: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Total Pages: 18
Release: 2018-08-20
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9289356413

Promoting gender equality at work is not only a matter of rights; it is the smart thing to do from the perspective of inclusive growth. The Nordic region is a case in point, as it has come to represent the 11th largest economy in the world, not despite policy commitments to gender equality and social justice, but because of it. The Nordic countries have robust economies and good living conditions, where both women and men have high labour force participation rates. However, the gender pay gap is persistent and occupational segregation continues to hinder gender equality. The Nordic Gender Effect at Work briefs share the collective Nordic experience in investing in gender equality including parental leave, childcare, flexible work arrangements, leadership and equal opportunities at work, and seek to make further progress through cooperation.

Gender perspective on green jobs in the Nordic region

Gender perspective on green jobs in the Nordic region
Author: Sand, Jimmy
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Total Pages: 25
Release: 2023-04-28
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9289375752

Available online: https://pub.norden.org/nord2023-007/ The Nordic Council of Ministers has adopted the vision that the Nordic region will be the most sustainable and integrated region in the world by 2030. This knowledge review sheds light on a number of reports that use gender analyses to help understand the challenges of the green transition. It presents five thematic approaches to green jobs and concludes with a summary and key messages from these reports. The purpose of this report is to identify links between issues related to gender-segregated educational choices and gender segregation in the labour market related to the transition to green jobs. The hope is that it will help to deepen the Nordic region’s perspectives on these issues and, by extension, contribute to sustainable solutions for social development in the Nordic countries.

Successful Public Policy in the Nordic Countries

Successful Public Policy in the Nordic Countries
Author: Caroline de la Porte
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 474
Release: 2022-09-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0192669761

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. This book presents twenty-three in-depth case studies of successful public policies and programs in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Iceland. Each chapter tells the story of the policy's origins, aims, design, decision-making, and implementation processes, and assesses in which respects - programmatically, process-wise, politically, and over time - and to what extent it can be considered to have been successful. It also points towards the driving forces of success, and the challenges that have had to be overcome to achieve it. Combined, the chapters provide a resource for researchers, educators, and students of public policy both within and beyond the Nordic region.

Climate, Gender and Consumption

Climate, Gender and Consumption
Author: Sand, Jimmy
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Total Pages: 79
Release: 2022-10-03
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9289374012

Available online: https://pub.norden.org/temanord2022-553/ Responsible production and consumption, Goal 12 of the 2030 Agenda, has been identified as one of the areas where the Nordic countries face the biggest challenges in their sustainable development work. The international research on the environmental impact of individuals’ consumption patterns shows that factors such as sex, income and ethnicity have great explanatory value, and that inequalities per se, leads to increased emissions from consumption.In the project “Sustainability, lifestyles, and consumption from a gender perspective” within the Sustainable lifestyles in the Nordic region programme, NIKK has produced a research overview that reveals and challenges gender stereotypes in relation to consumption and lifestyles relation to 1) Food, 2) Housing and energy, 3) Clothing and consumer goods, 4) Transport, 5) Work and time use, 6) Culture and tourism, 7) Activism and influence.

Nordic Experiences with Parental Leave and Its Impact on Equality Between Women and Men

Nordic Experiences with Parental Leave and Its Impact on Equality Between Women and Men
Author: Fríða Rós Valdimarsdóttir
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Total Pages: 57
Release: 2006
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9289313307

This report examines the laws that govern parental leave in five Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden) from a historical perspective, as well as from the experiences of individuals and the findings of a literature review, in order to identify best practices and remaining challenges to help secure a more gender-equal society. Topics discussed include: women's labour market participation, job security and maternity leave; fathers as parents; flexibility and shortcomings in parental leave laws; the use of parental leave and factors that influence its use by men.