2021
DOI: 10.1177/08861099211045977
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Gendered Activation at the Expense of Gender Equality? Activation and Gender Equality as Competing Logics in the Swedish Welfare State

Abstract: This study aims to understand how goals of activation and gender equality interact in labor market programs directed towards activating unemployed participants. The study draws on interviews with 28 social workers and managers at four Swedish municipally governed labor market programs typically targeted towards poor, unemployed individuals with little to no attachment to the labor market or social insurance system. Our findings show that activation goals are understood to be clear cut and a dominant logic with… Show more

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“…In the process of this study, I have also become curious about the role of dimensions of inequality such as gender and ethnicity in activation. Other scholars acknowledge the need for attention to such issues in activation research (Parsland & Ulmestig 2022;Söderqvist Forkby 2022). While categorising individuals inevitably risks reproducing stereotypes and power orders, it nonetheless assists identifying and studying inequality (Laanemets et al 2013).…”
Section: Activation Researchmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In the process of this study, I have also become curious about the role of dimensions of inequality such as gender and ethnicity in activation. Other scholars acknowledge the need for attention to such issues in activation research (Parsland & Ulmestig 2022;Söderqvist Forkby 2022). While categorising individuals inevitably risks reproducing stereotypes and power orders, it nonetheless assists identifying and studying inequality (Laanemets et al 2013).…”
Section: Activation Researchmentioning
confidence: 99%