Conference program:
Welcome and introduction of conference program (10:00-10:10) - Brynhildur Heiðar og Ómarsdóttir, Head of Viska - Union
Introduction: The concepts of social sustainability and PPL (10:10-10:25) - Ann-Zofie Duvander, Professor of Demography, Stockholm University
Paid parental leave schemes in the Nordic countries (10:25-12:00):
Denmark: The latecomer to the father’s quota -Tine Rostgaard, Professor, Department of Business, Roskilde University
Contradictions of leave policy in Finland: Do we really want gender equality? - Johanna Lammi-Taskula, Research Manager at Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Promoting shared parental care: The case of Iceland - Asdis Arnalds, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Social Work, University of Iceland
32 years of the Norwegian father’s quota - Elin Kvande, Professor, Department of Sociology and Political Science, NTNU Trondheim.
50 years of patchwork: Who benefits from parental leave in Sweden?- Ann-Zofie Duvander, Professor of Demography, Stockholm University
Lunch (12:00-12:30)
Lessons learned. Convergence or growing differences in Nordic leave policies? (12:30-12:45) - Guðný Björk Eydal, Professor, Faculty of Social Work, University of Iceland
The Nordic contribution to understanding the significance of paid parental leave for socially sustainable societies (12:45-13:00) - Margaret O’Brian, professor, University College, London
Panel discussions with stakeholders from the Nordic countries (13:00-14:00)
Registration for participating on site: https://forms.gle/fv4fgBEuNgJLMd2T6
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