Når omsorgsgapet skal dekkes: Islandske foreldres kjønnede omsorgsstrategier

• Published in: Tidsskrift for Nordisk barnehageforskning
• Main Author: Gunhild Regland Farstad
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Danish; English; Norwegian; Swedish
• Published: Cappelen Damm Akademisk NOASP 2012
• Subjects: Child care gap; Parental leave; Gender; Strategies; Family policy; Special aspects of education; LC8-6691; Iceland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.7577/nbf.317; https://doaj.org/article/200e1ce28de8497b99fc368a554b259e

Title: Bridging the child care gap: Icelandic parents’ gendered packaging strategies Abstract: In the time period between 2000 and 2003 Iceland put into action what has been known as a gender equal parental leave system. But despite a relatively good day care provision Icelandic parents still need to bridge a care gap between the parental leave and available day care. Using a sample of qualitative interviews with 14 Icelandic couples this paper shows that the bridging of the care gap results in gendered patterns where mothers takes a longer leave with reduced income, and fathers make use of their ear marked paternal leave. I apply the concept of strategies when presenting the way these parents arrange for the care of their small children.