Proud Nordic group: Swedish conference guest Maria Edstrom (me), Icelandic delegate Steinunn Stefánsdóttir, deputy editor of Fréttabladid and Norwegian Kjersti Sortland, managing editor of Verdens Gang.
Notes from a Swedish perspective on gender, research and media. It started at the IWMF International Conference of Women Media Leaders, March 22-25, 2011, in Washington DC, and activities that followed. Other follow up issues related to Section J in the Beijing platform for Action are also included. It might become active again. Feel free to explore the resources.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Parental leave or maternity leave?
Several discussions on the conference is about the social situation for female journalists. Children still seem to be a women's issue in many parts of the world. I can't help being proud of the Nordic Model with a parental leave instead of maternity leave with mandatory fathers leave. Children is a responsibility for both parents, regardless of gender.
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