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Women's new roles II Birgitta Jansson 101201
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Parents – Collective and private welfare – Society supports families – Family “haven in a heartless world” Interfere? The norm two children
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Welfare regimes Family, market, government Cumulative market failure – Both market and family fails to take care of elderly Logic alternative – the welfare state Familialism – Male bread-winner – female housewife De-familialism – Away from the traditional family
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Fewer births, smaller and less stable families Ageing population New life style for young women – Education – Employment – Then children if possible (child care) Reconcile work and family
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Child penalty – Rising with mother´s earnings – Maternity leave (parental) – Child care costs Low income – cannot afford Fewer children If stable working contracts – more children
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Postponement – Catching up in some countries Probabilities for having a second child – if family policy good Husband help with children – Reduce the opportunity cost of motherhood – Feminization of men's lives Soft jobs where a career break is ok
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Need a welfare model that guarantee universal and high-quality child care Market failure – information and the cost Sweden subsidizing 85 per cent of the costs But – Women have to stay in employment at higher age – Sweden women aged 55-64 years 65 percent still working – France only 25 per cent and Italy 16 percent
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New family policy Defamilialization – Undermine family solidarity? – Efficiency – Equity – Public expenditure
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Equalising life chances Skills and human capital Parents invests in their children's education – Genetics – Education – governments Rising income inequalities – Child poverty – Top and bottom
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Lone mothers – Poor – Working Immigrants – Fertility – Not education and skills Family effect – Income, time investment and learning culture
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Intergenerational income mobility – Probability to end up in the same quintile as parent generation – Transfers to poor families Time investment – Highly educated – fathers spend more time with children – High educated parents 20 percent more time – External care good after child 1 year old if good quality
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Learning culture – Cultural baggage – School choices – Actively stimulate Pre-school – universal access – Can compensate unequal cultural capital – Mothers employment children under 3 years old – Equal start for all children?
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Demographic challenge Ageing population – Rich high educated live longer – Do not have to depend on children for survival Familialism weakened Old age poverty – Retirement – Insurance – Pension reforms?
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Discussion Who's views? Who will take care? Immigrants? Legal – illegal – Low educated women takes care of high educated women's problem – Class?
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