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- Title
When Class Trumps Sex: The Social Democratic Intra-Party Struggle Over Extending Parental Leave Quotas in Sweden.
- Authors
Bergqvist, Christina; Bjarnegård, Elin; Zetterberg, Pär
- Abstract
One challenge within gender and politics literature is understanding the circumstances under which gender equality policies are adopted. This article analyzes a "failed" case of adoption in a gender-progressive setting: the Swedish Social Democrats' failure in 2005 to reform parental leave legislation by extending the quota for each parent. The analysis builds on interviews with high-ranking party representatives--both advocates and opponents of the reform. We identify tensions between proponents' gender concerns and opponents' class-based interests and suggest that left-oriented parties are unlikely to adopt gender equality policies when competing class interests coincide with veto players' short-term electoral goals.
- Subjects
SWEDEN; POLITICS &; gender; PARENTAL leave laws; SOCIAL democracy; GENDER inequality; SVERIGES socialdemokratiska arbetareparti (Political Party : Sweden)
- Publication
Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State & Society, 2016, Vol 23, Issue 2, p169
- ISSN
1072-4745
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/sp/jxv017