"Sometimes I feel like a hamster on a wheel": Stress in daily life of family people in Iceland

• Main Authors: Hjálmsdóttir, Andrea, Einarsdóttir, Marta
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Icelandic
• Published: School of Social Sciences 2023
• Subjects: samræming fjölskyldu og atvinnu; streita; jafnrétti kynjanna; verkaskipting; stytting vinnuviku; work-life balance; stress; gender equality; division of labor; shorter work week; Akureyri; Kvenna; Reykjavík; Iceland
• Online Access: https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/tf/article/view/3863

The aim of the study was to look at work-life balance in Icelandic families and to what extent parents experience stress in their daily lives. For the ninth year in a row, Iceland is at the top of the Gender Gap Index. This indicates that Iceland has been successful when it comes to gender equality...