Are Women Discriminated Against in Countries with Extensive Family Policies? A Piece of the “Welfare State Paradox” Puzzle from Sweden

IF 1.7 3区社会学 Q2 SOCIAL ISSUES

Social Politics Pub Date : 2021-08-14 DOI:10.1093/sp/jxab010

Magnus Bygren, Michael Gähler

引用次数: 4

Abstract

Abstract:A common assumption in comparative family policy studies is that employers statistically discriminate against women in countries with dual-earner family policy models. The empirical evidence cited in support of this assumption has exclusively been observational data, which should not be relied on to identify employer discrimination. In contrast, we investigate whether employers discriminate against women in Sweden—frequently viewed as epitomizing the dual-earner family policy model—using field experiment data. We find no evidence supporting the notion that Swedish employers statistically discriminate against women.

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在实行广泛家庭政策的国家，妇女是否受到歧视？瑞典“福利国家悖论”之谜

摘要：比较家庭政策研究中的一个常见假设是，在采用双职工家庭政策模式的国家，雇主在统计上歧视妇女。支持这一假设的经验证据完全是观察数据，不应依赖这些数据来确定雇主歧视。相比之下，我们使用实地实验数据调查了瑞典雇主是否歧视女性——通常被视为双职工家庭政策模式的缩影。我们没有发现任何证据支持瑞典雇主在统计上歧视女性的观点。

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Social Politics Multiple-

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4.70

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10.50%

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期刊介绍： Social Politics is the journal for incisive analyses of gender, politics and policy across the globe. It takes on the critical emerging issues of our age: globalization, transnationality and citizenship, migration, diversity and its intersections, the restructuring of capitalisms and states. We engage with feminist theoretical issues and with theories of welfare regimes, "varieties of capitalism," the ideational and cultural turns in social science, governmentality and postcolonialism. We are looking for articles that engage in this exciting mix of debates that will be of interest to our multidisciplinary and international audience.