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Baltic and Nordic leave policies. Johanna Lammi-Taskula Leave Policies and Research seminar, Tallinn 18.-19.9.2014. GNI per capita (2012/2013). Poverty rate (50 % median income , 2010). Employment rate 2009-2013 (20-64 yrs ). Part-time employment 2013 (15-64 yrs ).
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Baltic and Nordic leave policies Johanna Lammi-Taskula Leave Policies and Research seminar, Tallinn 18.-19.9.2014
GNI per capita (2012/2013) Source: World Bank
Povertyrate(50 % median income , 2010) Source: OECD
Employmentrate 2009-2013 (20-64 yrs) Source: Eurostat
Part-timeemployment 2013 (15-64 yrs) Esityksen nimi / Tekijä
Leaveschemes in Estonia, Lithuania, Finland and Sweden (2014) weeks Johanna Lammi-Taskula
Leaveschemesif 100% equivalentsalaryreplacement weeks Johanna Lammi-Taskula
Takeup of leavebyfathers (%) Source: LPRN Country reports 2014
From Soviet model to Nordic model?(Karu 2011) • Employment The sovietmodel of genderequalitywasrejected as itwasforcingeverybody to employment. Freedom of choice for mothers (not to work) wascelebrated, whynot for fathers? • Childcare The sovietmodelactuallyenabledstay-at-homemotherhooduntil the childwas 3, butthereweredaycareplacesavailable. As manydaycarecentreswereclosed, therewasactually no longer a ”freedom of choice”. • Fathers Fathersweregivenleaverightsafterindependence, but the take-upwaslowand fathercarewasopposedbypediatricians. What is the role of EU-membership for fathers’ leaverights? Johanna Lammi-Taskula