The Father’s Role in Child Care: Parental Leave Policies in Lithuania and Sweden
This article contributes to the debate on the father’s role in child care by looking at two distinct cases of child care policy development: Sweden and Lithuania. The findings show that Sweden continues to embrace the dual-earner-carer model very successfully. Parental leave, including non-transfera...
Main Authors: | Jolanta Aidukaite, Donata Telisauskaite-Cekanavice |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Cogitatio
2020-10-01
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Series: | Social Inclusion |
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Online Access: | https://www.cogitatiopress.com/socialinclusion/article/view/2962 |
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