...Roula Maya; Valerie Priscilla Goby; Tevhide Serra Gorpe Purpose This study examines how gender equality (SDG 5) contributes to sustainable development by analysing its interlinkages with other Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in European Union (EU) member states. Design/methodology/approach...

... 2025 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Underemployment Gender equality Indonesia Understanding labor market inefficiencies requires more than measuring unemployment, as many workers in both developed and developing...

... between fathers’ leave uptake and greater gender equality in domestic labour is closely tied to variations in measurements, interpretation, research design, and research context and that a positive causal link should not be taken for granted. Originality/value Based on our discussions, we invite...

...Anshu Kumari; Manish Tiwari Purpose This bibliometric analysis explores the evolving relationship between information technology (IT) and gender equality. It provides a comprehensive overview of current research trends and identifies emerging directions for future study. By investigating how...

...), particularly Goal 5 on gender equality and Goal 10 on reducing inequalities. The central argument of this study is that empowering marginalised women in rural Indonesia requires a multidimensional approach integrating economic, social, and cultural factors to achieve effective results. This approach...

... transfer in this policy field. Martin Gurín can be contacted at: martin.gurin@uni-kassel.de 23 01 2024 06 03 2024 06 03 2024 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2024 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Childcare Family policy Gender equality Policy...

... gender equality. This article aims to explore the following research questions: First, to what extent has party politics influenced the different trajectories in Spain and Italy regarding gendered ASPs? Second, has social and political modernization in the two countries...

...Hamid Yeganeh Purpose This study aims to analyze the effects of religion on gender equality at the national level. Design/methodology/approach The study distinguishes between the concepts of religiosity and religious affiliation and introduces a measure of religious diversity. The study...

... unsatisfactory outcomes. Labour market South Korea Gender equality Family policies Institutional configurations Low fertility The phenomenon of “ultra-low” fertility, understood to be the level of total fertility rate (TFR) below 1.3, has been a serious concern in South Korea (hereafter...

... are increasingly studying the impacts of parental leave on fathering involvement and gender equality. Although most of the work on this topic from the 1970s to the 1990s focused on Sweden and Norway (see overview in Haas and Hwang, 2008), since the 2000s, research on the causal links between men's leave-taking...

... as competing priorities and concerns embedded in it. It points to the methodological complexity of evaluating the development of parental leave policies in a cross-country perspective. Gender equality Leave policy Maternity leave Parental leave Paternity leave Socialist countries Fathers Care...

... and by socioeconomic status. A measure of parental leave including both paid and unpaid leave will also facilitate international comparisons of leave length. Sweden Gender equality Household income Parental leave Division of leave Sweden has a generous parental leave policy in terms of length...

... of this paper is to analyze the Norwegian parental leave policy for fathers, the father’s quota, which has reached a mature age of 26 years, asking how gender equality has been affected in working life. Based on interviews with 28 fathers who have used the father’s quota, the paper analyzes...

..., do not necessarily improve gender equality and may work to entrench it in the face of strong gendered workplace and societal norms and practices around work and care. As a consequence women workers and mothers – who have been constructed as the work/family problem to be “fixed” – are left even more...