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Parental Leave Reforms in Finland 1977-2019 from a Diversity Perspective
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Abstract
In Finland, all parents, regardless of gender, are eligible for parental leave and there are no restrictive eligibility criteria. In practice, however, the statutory leave options are not equally available to all parents. Since the 1970s, steps have been taken in redesigning the leave scheme to make... view more
In Finland, all parents, regardless of gender, are eligible for parental leave and there are no restrictive eligibility criteria. In practice, however, the statutory leave options are not equally available to all parents. Since the 1970s, steps have been taken in redesigning the leave scheme to make it more inclusive. Several reforms have been made to promote equality, mainly between women and men, but also between diverse families, such as adoptive families, multiple-birth families or same-sex parent families. The 'demotherisation' of parental-leave rights has slowly shifted the focus from biological mothers to fathers and non-biological parents. In the most recent reforms, the focus has widened from equality between parents to include equality between children regardless of the form of the family that they are born or adopted into.... view less
Keywords
Finland; parental leave; family policy; affirmative action; parenthood; family structure; diversity
Classification
Family Policy, Youth Policy, Policy on the Elderly
Free Keywords
demotherisation; family diversity; gender equality; non-biological parents; reform
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
Page/Pages
p. 338-349
Journal
Social Inclusion, 9 (2021) 2
Issue topic
The Inclusiveness of Social Rights: The Case of Parental Leave Policies
ISSN
2183-2803
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed