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The Political Path to a Dual Earner/Dual Carer Society: Pitfalls and Possibilities

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  • Kimberly J. Morgan

    (George Washington University, kjmorgan@gwu.edu)

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What are the political pathways to the dual earner/dual caregiver model? Are most countries likely to attain only a partial transformation of policies and societies, rather than a full embrace of this model? This article examines the development of work-family policies in Western Europe to probe the politics and consequences of these programs. In many countries, the political context frustrates efforts to enact a unified, comprehensive vision like the dual earner/dual caregiver model. Rather than achieving gender-egalitarian arrangements for work and care, countries may stall halfway there. Advocates should be careful in what they ask for and be aware of the challenge of keeping gender-egalitarian goals at the center of a policy-making process over which they will not have full control.

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  • Kimberly J. Morgan, 2008. "The Political Path to a Dual Earner/Dual Carer Society: Pitfalls and Possibilities," Politics & Society, , vol. 36(3), pages 403-420, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:polsoc:v:36:y:2008:i:3:p:403-420
    DOI: 10.1177/0032329208320569
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    1. Kai-Uwe Müller & Michael Neumann & Katharina Wrohlich, 2016. "The Family Working Time Model - Toward More Gender Equality in Work and Care," Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin 1603, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research.
    2. Korpi, Walter & Ferrarini, Tommy & Englund, Stefan, 2011. "Women's Opportunities under Different Constellations of Family Policies in Western Countries: Inequality Tradeoffs Re-examined," Working Paper Series 2/2011, Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research.

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