A gender-equal leave policy for childcare does not necessarily engender a corresponding sense of entitlement in fathers to actually take leave, but few studies have focused on how fathers develop their sense of entitlement at work. This study explores how Korean fathers, accustomed to a work-centred life, changed their sense of entitlement towards childcare leave while working in a father-friendly

The aim of this study is to explore the effects of fathers’ experience of parental leave on their attitudes towards existing gender roles and division. Many studies have claimed that fathers’ parental leave may hardly eradicate deep-rooted gender divisions between men and women, and fathers’ care-giving is a temporary phenomenon during their parental leave. However, this study demonstrates that ge

이 글은 스웨덴 부모휴가제도에 대한 리뷰 연재 중 첫 순서로 부모휴가제도의 보편성에 대해 다루고 있다. 부모 휴가제도의 간략한 개요 및 활용 현황을 소개하고, 임금근로자 부모뿐만 아니라 학생, 구직자, 자영업자 부모는 어떤 부모휴가 권리를 갖는지 살펴본다. 또한 부모휴가 도입 이전 시기인 1930~1950년대의 상황, 즉 부모휴가 제도의 전신인 모성보험 도입 상황을 간략하게 살펴봄으로써 스웨덴의 현 부모휴가제도가 어떻게 모든 부모의 보편적 권리로 자리 잡게 되었는지 이해를 돕고자 한다.

최근 노인의 재가서비스 이용 권리 확대 소식에 더하여 스웨덴 노인 주거복지서비스의 현황과 문제점, 그리고 이에 따른 정부의 대응 방안 등을 살펴본다. 최근 조사에 따르면 스웨덴 노인재가복지시스템은 인력 수급의 안정성과 전문성 부족, 인력 공급 부족, 지자체 간의 서비스 질 간극 확대, 재가서비스 이후 시설 서비스로의 이행 지체 등의 어려움을 안고 있다. 스웨덴 정부는 이와 같은 문제를 해결하기 위해 서비스 공급 인력을 양적으로 확대할 뿐 아니라 서비스 이행의 질을 개선하기 위해 집중하고 있다.

This report explores what the Nordic countries can do to promote the use of recyclable plastic components in electrical and electronic products, with particular focus on minimising their hazardous chemical component. The report provides an overview of the hazardous additives currently used in the plastic components of EEE, drawing on information available from legislation and supporting studies, r

Watching the Olympic and Paralympics Games, we notice that both men and women achieve world-class performances. We see the world’s best sports stars perform extraordinary athletic feats, regardless of who they are or where they come from. This equity was not always present at this world stage. For instance, until 1984, women were prohibited from running marathons during the Olympic Games.1 It may

Quality control in heat treatment of steel is often conducted after the treatment. Failure to confine within the specified range of mechanical properties may lead to wasted energy and production resources. Performing quality control in-line in the heat treatment process allows for early detection and possibility to react to changes in the process. The prospects of utilizing the change in the elect

X-ray scintillation detectors based on metal halide perovskites have shown excellent light yield, but they mostly target applications with spatial resolution at the tens of micrometers level. Here, we use a one-step solution method to grow arrays of 15-μm-long single-crystalline CsPbBr3 nanowires (NWs) in an AAO (anodized aluminum oxide) membrane template, with nanowire diameters ranging from 30 t

In the past decade, district heat networks have emerged as a key strategy for the UK government to achieve its 2050 decarbonization targets. Reports and analyses have focused on the technical and economic challenges of introducing networked heat provision in a country where this is a relatively novel energy service. Meanwhile, there has been little emphasis on the spatial and physical aspects of h

The Cambrian succession of the Tingskullen drill core from northern Öland comprises Cambrian Series 2 and Miaolingian (Wuliuan Stage) siliciclastic strata. The major portion of the succession is represented by the Miaolingian Borgholm Formation, which, in ascending order, is subdivided into the Mossberga, Bårstad and Äleklinta members. The Äleklinta Member is barren of body fossils, whereas the Mo

There has been little emphasis in STS scholarship to date on the design of the built environment. This paper attempts to address this oversight by examining alternative design practices in the growing field of sustainable architecture. We propose a geohistorical framework that includes three design dispositions—context-bound, context-free, and context-rich—and illustrate each with a prominent sust

This article critically examines the approach of technical experts, including engineers, natural scientists, architects, planners, and other practitioners, who are attempting to create more sustainable forms of economic development, environmental protection, and social equity. The authors identify four principal characteristics of expertise–ontological assumptions, epistemological approaches, powe

In this chapter, we draw upon theoretical and empirical contributions from environmen-tal politics, sustainability studies, and Science and Technology Studies (STS) to examine how the specialized knowledge of technical experts and the informal knowledge of non-experts infuence debates about sustainability and the environment. Of particular interest is how experts from diferent disciplines interact