The Gender Informal Care Gap

Roit, Barbara Da; Hoogenboom, Marcel; Weicht, Bernhard

doi:10.1080/14616696.2015.1007153

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“…Roit et al (2015) show that the largest gender-gap in care provision is found in the Mediterranean countries (Italy, followed by Spain and Greece), whereas the Nordic countries display the lowest gender-gap (Sweden, followed by Denmark 2 ). As Sainsbury (1999: 99) argues, the Scandinavian model undermines 'gender differences in entitlements and promotes equality between the sexes in social provision'.…”

Section: Welfare State and Social Supportmentioning

confidence: 95%

“…Nevertheless, differences in the distribution of public and private sources of care provision are closely connected to the gender-gap in care provision (Roit et al, 2015), as several studies have shown that women have usually been the primary caregivers (Harris and Morgan, 1991;Kalmijn, 2007;Rosenthal, 1985;Van Gaalen and Dykstra, 2006). Therefore, given the differences in the gender-gap in care provision between Norway and Spain, we argue that the effect of gender on expectations of economic support should differ between the two countries.…”

Section: Hypothesesmentioning

confidence: 96%

“…In spite of the lack of comparative data, differences between Norway and Spain in the two major branches of care services (childcare and elderly care) are quite substantial (Daly and Lewis, 2000;Hanssen, 1997;Moreno Mínguez, 2010;Rauch, 2007;Roit et al, 2015). First, childcare provision for children under the age of 3 in Norway is far more generous than in Spain (e.g.…”

Section: Welfare State and Social Supportmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Welfare state and individual expectations of economic support: A comparison of Norway and Spain

Fernández‐Alonso

Castillo

2015

International Sociology

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This research investigates individual expectations of economic support from different sources: partner, family, friends and formal help. Using data from the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) the study compares Norway, as representative of the Scandinavian model, and Spain, as representative of the Mediterranean model. The findings confirm that family plays a more important role as a source of economic support in Spain while formal help is far more important in Norway. Moreover, gender and life course have a significant impact on expectations of economic support in both countries, although the differences do not go in the same direction. Women expect more financial support from their partners than men do in Norway, while Spanish women tend to rely more on support from their families. Regarding life course, although expectations of economic support from the family are higher for young and older people in both countries, the life-cycle effect is stronger in Spain.

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Section: Welfare State and Social Supportmentioning

confidence: 95%

Section: Hypothesesmentioning

confidence: 96%

Section: Welfare State and Social Supportmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Welfare state and individual expectations of economic support: A comparison of Norway and Spain

Fernández‐Alonso

Castillo

2015

International Sociology

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“…Moreover, gender issues related to care for older people have received significant attention in the literature and gender differences are particularly pronounced in filial care [15][16][17]. Gender inequalities are a salient issue in familialist regimes, as both legal obligations and public support for the caring role of the family encourage support in a gender-specific way (see [18]).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sustainable Care in a Familialist Regime: Coping with Elderly Care in Slovenia

2020

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In countries with prevalent family care and less developed care services, it is important to understand the ways families cope with the care needs of their frail family members as part of policy learning to make care systems more sustainable. Filial care is a vital element of family care, yet is significantly restrained by the involvement of carers in the labour market; unequal gender distribution of the care burden; and insufficient recognition of, and policy support, for family care. This article considered the issue of the sustainability of elderly care in a familialist country, Slovenia, by identifying the coping strategies families adopt for the provision of care. To this end, in-depth qualitative data based on a purposeful sample of 55 community-resident users of social home care services and their 55 family carers were used. We identified five external coping strategies: use of formal care services, use of extended family network, use of wider community network, cohabitation, and home adjustments. Among internal strategies, we detected work-related adjustments; abandoning leisure activities; abandoning vacations; establishing new routines; accepting and finding satisfaction in care; increased psychological distress, such as worries and overburdening; and some unmet care recipient needs. Very few strategies may be described as supported by policy actions, despite such support being essential for increasing the sustainability of the family-based care model.

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“…Studies on the impact of the type of LTC policy on caregiving in families are starting to emerge, with a specific focus on unfavorable consequences of cash for care schemes. One of them is increased gender inequality in intergenerational care (Da Roit, Hoogenboom, & Weicht, 2015;Pavolini & Ranci, 2008). Intended to enable choice in care receipt and to support the activities of informal carers, evidence suggests that cash for care benefits subtly incentivize women to fall back on traditional divisions of roles.…”

Section: Unfavorable Consequences Of Cash For Care Schemesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Policies for Later-Life Families in a Comparative European Perspective

Dykstra

Djundeva

2020

The Palgrave Handbook of Family Policy

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In this chapter, we consider cross-national differences in policies for later-life families in Europe, focusing on state support freeing family members from caring responsibilities or enabling them to care. These policies come under the umbrella of long-term care (LTC), help required by persons with a reduced degree of functional capacity for an extended period of time. Publicly funded LTC includes “in-kind” services, where care is provided by professionals at home or in an institution, and “cash benefits” which can be used to purchase professional care or which can be paid to informal caregivers as income support. Apart from long-term care for dependents themselves, there are policies supporting family members in their caregiving tasks: “cash for care” (financial compensation for helping those with impairments), “care leaves” (the right to be absent from work in order to care), and “care credits” (time spent on caring that is credited towards a basic pension).

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The Gender Informal Care Gap

Cited by 22 publications

References 56 publications

Welfare state and individual expectations of economic support: A comparison of Norway and Spain

Welfare state and individual expectations of economic support: A comparison of Norway and Spain

Sustainable Care in a Familialist Regime: Coping with Elderly Care in Slovenia

Policies for Later-Life Families in a Comparative European Perspective

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