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Thornqvist, Christer – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2006
This article discusses the origin and development of family-friendly policies and careers in Sweden. The starting-point for the discussion is that what "family-friendly" is can never be separated from the gendered labour market. Drawing on Lotte Bailyn's analysis of gender "equity", the article argues that the Swedish labour…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Labor Force, Public Policy, Social Action