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Feminist Theory
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SAGE Publications
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vol. 9(2): 207224.
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DOI: 10.1177/1464700108090411
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Introduction
Social equality became a core value of the Scandinavian countries
(comprising Sweden, Norway and Denmark) during the 20th century, and
the welfare states were expanded because of broad compromises between
the political parties supported by the social partners. The social democratic
parties led the way towards the adoption of redistribution policies aimed
at alleviating class differences. Feminist organizations argued for gender
equality with a certain success, and in the 1970s and 1980s, when many
forces pulled in the direction of integrating women into the labour force,
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Conclusion
Hernes concepts about woman-friendly welfare states and state feminism
fostered helpful debates into comparative differences within the Scandinavian region. Indeed, Hernes has influenced the research agenda on women
and the welfare state for the last twenty years and this article has explored
the theoretical, analytical and normative roots of these concepts that had
enormous influence on the international research agenda as well as on the
political debates inside and outside Scandinavia. They constituted
compelling metaphors, but their analytical strength was less impressive.
The same was true of the empirical applicability, since it was far from clear
which policies could be characterized as woman-friendly or not and what
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1. Iceland has gone further by adopting a threethreethree model of parental
leave with three months reserved for the mother, three for the father and
three shared months.
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