Gender Equality and Welfare Politics in Scandinavia

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"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." "This will be a valuable collection for researchers, lecturers and graduate students who work with historical and contemporary studies on welfare state and gender models from different disciplinary or interdisciplinary perspectives."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: Sex discrimination,  Gender mainstreaming,  Family policy,  Equality,  Social policy,  Gender-based analysis,  Scandinavia, social conditions,  Scandinavia, politics and government,  Sex role