...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...

... the social and cultural dimensions that holistically influence the empowerment of women, dimensions that are essential in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly Goal 5 on gender equality and Goal 10 on reducing inequalities. Another limitation includes the fact...

... 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...

... a specific social and labor market policy regime (Ferrera, 1996 , 2005 ; Trigilia, 2022). Gender equality Active labor market policy Active social policies Southern regime Work–life balance policy The historical lack of ASPs in Italy and Spain can be assessed on the basis of the structure...

...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...

... of previous studies concentrating on the statistical testing of individual policy effects. A similar approach can be applied to other countries showing major policy efforts but producing unsatisfactory outcomes. Labour market South Korea Gender equality Family policies Institutional configurations...

... leave take up and gender equality. We ask: How does the conceptual and contextual specificity of care and equality shape what we focus on, and how, when we study parental leave policies and their impacts? What and how are we measuring? The article is based on a longitudinal qualitative research...

... perspective, these countries quickly introduced reforms extending parenting-related leaves, which was encouraged by the state-socialist commitment to gender equality. However, as the socialist regimes' understanding of gender equality remained one-sided − limited solely to women's (secondary) participation...

... disruptive in some jobs more than other. Despite concerns about the negative sides of flexibility, the Swedish parental leave has become more flexible over time, mainly in accordance with ideas about promoting parents’ choice and enabling gender equal use of leave. The possibility to use paid and unpaid...

...Elin Kvande; Berit Brandth By comparing fathers’ uptake of individualized leave for fathers with other forms of leave, such as entitlements to families Moss and Deven (2015) conclude that well paid, father-only leave is the direction to be taken if gender equality is to be obtained. When...

..., 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...