Remaking Social Citizenship in Multicultural Europe

Gendered Citizenship in a Multidimensional Perspective: The Challenges Facing Norway within the Nordic Model

“…6 Three types of women's movement claims around child-care were examined: claims concerning the public provision of day care services, public support for home care of young children, and fathers' position in parental leave policies. How these claims have been framed by different actors and whose needs or interests have been voiced in the claims-making process were the main themes of the analysis (Bergman et al 2012).…”

“…The study revealed that despite variation in the substance of claims-making about child-care, women's movements across the four countries have framed their demands in terms of gendered social justice, which has encompassed frames related to equality, the recognition of care needs, and the redistribution of care responsibilities (Bergman et al 2012). 7 Organized child-care outside the home has been a key demand of women's movements, and a general principle of public responsibility for child-care has prevailed in the Nordic countries in recent decades, albeit that there are differences in their approaches (Bergqvist et al 1999;Bergman et al 2012).…”

“…7 Organized child-care outside the home has been a key demand of women's movements, and a general principle of public responsibility for child-care has prevailed in the Nordic countries in recent decades, albeit that there are differences in their approaches (Bergqvist et al 1999;Bergman et al 2012).…”

“…The high degree of trust in the welfare state that exists in Norway might be seen as having had a positive effect on the mobilization of protest by women, and the fulfilment of the demands of social movement actors (Bergman et al 2012). The highly regulated labour market, comprehensive and universal social benefits, and the institutionalization of care as a public responsibility are supportive for both majority and minoritized women.…”