INCARE · Social and gender inequalities in care: childcare-related policies and parenting practices in the post-Yugoslav countries and the role of policy ideas
„Хоризонт 2020“ — Действия „Мария Склодовска-Кюри“
- Период
- 2018-10-01 → 2021-03-02
- Финансиране от ЕС
- 195 455 €
- Участници
- 1
- Схема
- MSCA-IF-EF-ST
Линиите свързват координатора с партньорите.
Накратко на български
Социалното и гендерното неравенство при достъпа до услуги за грижа за деца, като родителските отпуски и детските ясли в пост-югославските страни, е в центъра на анализа. Това помага за по-доброто разбиране на семейните политики и тяхното влияние върху родителите.
Кратко обяснение, генерирано от езиков модел по текста на CORDIS. Оригиналът е по-долу.
Резултати накратко
Social and gender inequalities in care: childcare-related policies and parenting practices in the post-Yugoslav countries and the role of policy ideas
This project aimed to enhance the understanding of social and gender inequalities in access and usage of the childcare-related leaves and services by comparatively examining how the EU social investment agenda interacts with nation-specific ideas and preferences in selected post-Yugoslav countries (PYCs; covering Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia), (re)shapes their policy priorities and childcare-related reforms, and affects gender and social inequalities in access and usage of childcare-related leaves and services. More specifically, the project explored (1) the current state and development of childcare-related policies in PYCs; (2) the inequality dynamic and priorities of childcare policies in the PYC; and 3) the implications of childcare policies in PYCs on work-care practices of parents with weak entitlement to childcare-related leaves and services. The focus was on two main policy instruments – parental leave policies (maternity, paternity and parental leave) and early childhood education and care services (ECEC). The examination of the PYCs was particularly illuminating as policy shifts in the last three decades occasioned frequent changes in entitlement and redistribution among various groups of parents and mothers and fathers. This project is the first systematic comparative study on the PYC childcare policies development, focusing on 1945-2020 policy developments and situating them within the European comparative context, and strengthening the body of literature in comparative family policy with this region as the focus. It added a new body of empirical evidence to the fields of comparative family policy and of gender and social inequalities studies, and addressed evidence gaps for policymaking at the EU and national levels. The main results of this project were widely disseminated, targeting various audience. Results were presented at ten academic conferences, workshops or invited talks, as well as at the webinar and workshop organised within the project. They were also communicated and utilised at five policy events (e.g., panels organised by the European Commission) and four media appearances in Croatia. Three academic articles were published (an additional one is under revision), two policy/research reports, two policy briefs and factsheets for parents with information on their parenting-related leave rights.
Текст от CORDIS, на английски · Данни: CORDIS, © Европейски съюз
Цел на проекта
Studies indicate that the middle class disproportionally benefits from social investments in childcare which target both earlychildhood education and care and labour market participation of parents. Still, there is lack of comparative studies whichwould deepen theoretical and policy understanding of social investment approaches applied in various countries and theireffect on childcare-related policies and via that outcomes. This project explores these issues by undertaking the first comparative study of childcare policies in the post-Yugoslav countries (Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia). It explores the framing and development of entitlements to childcare-related leaves and services, the drivers of the reforms and their outcomes. It is particularly interested in (1) reform potential of the European social investment agenda to affect a redistributive dynamic in childcare and (2) parenting practices of those parents who appear to be redistributive losers of the European social investment agenda (e.g. parents with short-time contracts, unemployed). The data analysed will include national legislation and policy documents and information obtained through expert interviews and interviews withparents. The project tackles the innovative and important topic of social inequalities in childcare, seeking to enhance theunderstanding of the concept of care policy, and adds a new body of empirical evidence to the field of comparative familypolicy, and gender and social inequalities studies. By developing this study at the Department of Social Policy andIntervention at Oxford, the project will benefit from the Department`s multidisciplinary and international perspective andexpertise. For the Department the project will add new knowledge and deepen its regional focus on Central and EasternEurope, thus augmenting the Department`s knowledge and coverage of this part of Europe, and its focus on social inequalitystudies as they relate to childcare.
Оригинален текст от CORDIS (на английски).
Участници
- THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD · OxfordКоординаторОбединеното кралство
Връзки
Данни: CORDIS, © Европейски съюз