Lone Motherhood and Welfare Feminism
A Comparative Case Study of Iceland and Denmark
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12425836 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kiana Boroumand (Johns Hopkins University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 141-163 |
| Publication date | 2021-09-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Politics International Studies in Gender State & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1072-4745 • E-ISSN: 1468-2893 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/sp/jxab036 |
| OpenAlex | W3207476492 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 22 |
The Nordic countries have gained a global reputation for their robust welfare states. They are praised as being the best countries in the world for families—but what kind? Using Iceland and Denmark as comparative case studies in welfare feminism, this article explores how lone mothers engage with Nordic family leave policies and labor markets. Based on in-depth interviews with Icelandic and Danish lone mothers, it demonstrates that work–family integration policies are more effective in social–democratic Denmark, but that Iceland’s more liberal welfare regime may provide greater benefits to women in the labor market. Ultimately, lone mothers in both countries still face difficulties in reconciling work and family life
Danish · Feminism · Icelandic · Parental leave · Political science · Sociology · Welfare · Welfare state · Work (physics · Labor Movements and Unions · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Work-Family Balance Challenges · Gender Studies · Law
The Triple Bind of Single-Parent Families
‘Only a Husband Away from Poverty’? Lone Mothers’ Poverty Risks in a European Comparison
Beyond Welfare State Models
Lone Mothers, Paid Work and Gendered Moral Rationalities
A Nordic Nirvana? Gender, Citizenship, and Social Justice in the Nordic Welfare States
Regulating for Gender Equality
After the Male Breadwinner Model? Childcare Services and the Division of Labor in European Countries
Gender and Welfare Regimes
Maternalism, Co-responsibility, and Social Equity
Addressing the Horizontal Gender Division of Labor
The State as a Norm‐Builder? The Take‐up of Parental Leave in Norway and Sweden
How Welfare States Care
After The Family Wage
How Mothers and Fathers Share Childcare
Gender in the Welfare State
A Welfare State Paradox
Fathers' rights to paid parental leave in the Nordic countries
Leave policy in the Nordic welfare states
Culture and Welfare State Policies
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |