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A very interesting study from the Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI), at Stockholm University, about the measure of the effects of Adult education in Sweden. The results are particularly interesting for policymakers.
Evidence on the impact of upper secondary education in Sweden, Anders Stenberg, Working Paper 6/2007, Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI), Stockholm University, 2007
This report analyses two decades during which occupational well-being has been promoted in Finland within the Tyky-framework (promotion of work ability). The results indicate that personnel well-being may site in the absolute strategic center of firm. The work-life balance has become one of the major concerns in industrialised countries. The female labour participation lies in the heart of three vital areas: productivity, high employment, and fertility. Productivity and the competitiveness are not only determined within firms; welfare policy has a significant impact on the success of firms.
The report shows that efforts to increase women’s employment have not been contradictory to the favourable trend in fertility. Pension crediting for child care periods should be good enough for promoting gender equality in caring work and pension benefits of both parents. More balanced participation of both parents in the caring work of children would encourage both women’s employment and have a positive effect on fertility rates.
The major decision that a household with children makes, is whether or not the female enters labour force, and if she does, when. This determines the subsequent time allocation within the family. The resulting time allocation with the families with children, as in other household types, seems surprisingly similar across countries. The family leave schemes carry with them an inherent equality paradox. They have been created to support women in their combining of employment and family, but the practical realisations of the schemes are contradictory from the point of view of gender equality.
Edited by Rolf Myhrman and Riitta Säntti. . Helsinki 2007. 118 pp. (Reports of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Finland, ISSN 1236-2115; 2007:16) ISBN 978-952-00-2287-7 (paperback), ISBN 978-952-00-2288-4
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I hope this will help a maximum of people in their studies and researches, and also satisfy the curiosity of the public about this success story of policies which proves to be efficient, even when there is a high level of social protection.
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This report, published in 2007, is aiming at proposals for the improvement of the finnish monitoring system for all types of discriminations (language, religion, ethnic origin, disability and poor health, sexual orientation, gender identity and its expressions.
A report published in 2007 by the project’s Monitoring Group: Meri-Sisko Eskola (Ministry of Labour, Chairperson), Mikko Cortes Tellez (Ministry of Education, Vice Chairperson), Sinikka Keskinen (Ministry of Labour), Pentti Lehmijoki (Ministry of Labour), Saara Patoluoto (Ministry of Labour), Tiina Palotie-Heino (Ministry of Social Affairs and Health), Eero Aarnio (Ministry of Justice), Mia Murtomäki (Office of the Data Security Ombudsman), Risto Jaakkola (National Research Institute of Legal Policy), Pia Holm (Ministry of the Interior, the Police Department), Arja Kekkonen (Directorate of Immigration), Raine Hiltunen (Office of the Ombudsman for Minorities), Mauri Nieminen (Statistics Finland), Veronica Fellman (Svenska pensionärsförbundet, the Association of Swedish-Speaking Pensioners), Pirkko Mahlamäki (the Finnish Disability Forum), Juha Jokela (SETA), Timo Makkonen (the MERA project), Perttu Salmenhaara (the MERA project) and Oskar Aho (Ministry of Labour, secretary).
