Lone Motherhood and Welfare Feminism: A Comparative Case Study of Iceland and Denmark

IF 1.7 3区社会学 Q2 SOCIAL ISSUES

Social Politics Pub Date : 2021-10-06 DOI:10.1093/sp/jxab036

Kiana Boroumand

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Abstract

Abstract:The Nordic countries have gained a global reputation for their robust welfare states. They are praised as being the best countries in the world for families—but what kind? Using Iceland and Denmark as comparative case studies in welfare feminism, this article explores how lone mothers engage with Nordic family leave policies and labor markets. Based on in-depth interviews with Icelandic and Danish lone mothers, it demonstrates that work–family integration policies are more effective in social–democratic Denmark, but that Iceland's more liberal welfare regime may provide greater benefits to women in the labor market. Ultimately, lone mothers in both countries still face difficulties in reconciling work and family life.

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孤独母亲与福利女权主义——以冰岛和丹麦为例

摘要：北欧国家因其强大的福利国家而享誉全球。他们被誉为世界上最适合家庭的国家，但又是什么国家呢？本文以冰岛和丹麦作为福利女权主义的比较案例研究，探讨了单身母亲如何参与北欧的家庭假政策和劳动力市场。根据对冰岛和丹麦单身母亲的深入采访，研究表明，在社会民主的丹麦，工作-家庭融合政策更有效，但冰岛更自由的福利制度可能会为劳动力市场上的女性提供更大的福利。归根结底，这两个国家的单身母亲在兼顾工作和家庭生活方面仍然面临困难。

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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.