Search for dissertations about: "parental leave usage"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words parental leave usage.

2. 1. Essays on Parental Leave : The Influence of Social Gender Norms, Gender-Role Stereotypes, and Parental Child Gender Bias

   Author : Asuman Erenel; Magnus Carlsson; Jens Agerström; Erica Lindahl; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; parental leave; parental leave usage; social gender norms; survey experiment; gender equality; implicit association test; gender-role stereotypes; parental child gender bias; parental behavior; family economics; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of three essays on parental leave uptake and other parental behaviors, investigating the effects of social gender norms, gender-role stereotypes, and parental child gender bias.Essay 1 (co-authored with Jens Agerström and Magnus Carlsson): We investigate how social gender norms influence parental leave uptake intentions by conducting two separate survey experiments on prospective fathers (N = 877) and mothers (N = 882) in the UK. READ MORE

4. 2. Essays on schooling, gender, and parental leave

   Author : Elly-Ann Johansson; Peter Fredriksson; Per Johansson; Nabanita Datta Gupta; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; schooling; gender; parental leave; mixed-age classes; child care; preschools; Economics; Nationalekonomi; nationalekonomi; Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of four self-contained essays.   Essay 1: Mixed-aged classes (MA-classes) are a common phenomenon around the world. In Sweden, these types of classes increased rapidly during the 1980:s and 1990:s, despite the fact that existing empirical support for MA-classes is weak. READ MORE