abstract: 'In 2008, Sweden introduced a cash-for-care benefit consisting of a

  flat-rate sum paid by municipalities to parents whose children were

  between the ages of one and three and who did not use publicly

  subsidised childcare. The main object of the reform was to increase

  parents'' freedom to choose'', but the policy was criticised because of

  its potentially negative effects on gender equality and mothers''

  employment. This study focuses on the effects of cash-for-care on female

  employment in Sweden. The study shows that the adoption of this policy

  had negative effects on female employment, although primarily in rural

  areas. Cash-for-care was abolished in Sweden in 2016. To evaluate the

  effects that the policy had on female employment during the time it was

  in place is important as it indicates what may happen if the policy is

  introduced again.'
affiliation: 'Giuliani, G (Corresponding Author), European Univ Inst, Social \& Polit
  Sci, Via Roccettini 9, I-50014 Florence, Italy.

  Giuliani, Giuliana, European Univ Inst, Dept Social \& Polit Sci, Florence, Italy.

  Duvander, Ann Zofie, Stockholm Univ, Dept Sociol, Stockholm, Sweden.'
author: Giuliani, Giuliana and Duvander, Ann Zofie
author-email: giuliana.giuliani@eui.eu
author_list:
- family: Giuliani
  given: Giuliana
- family: Duvander
  given: Ann Zofie
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1111/ijsw.12229
eissn: 1468-2397
files: []
issn: 1369-6866
journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WELFARE
keywords: 'cash-for-care; gender disparities; female employment; labour market;

  family policy; work-family conflict; Sweden'
keywords-plus: 'WELFARE STATES; GENDER; WORK; MODEL; PARTICIPATION; PERSPECTIVE;

  TRANSITION; OUTCOMES; REFORMS; BENEFIT'
language: English
month: JAN
number: '1'
number-of-cited-references: '42'
orcid-numbers: Giuliani, Giuliana/0000-0003-1221-2417
pages: 49-62
papis_id: d41cf6c1c3a932725927258c54e17420
ref: Giuliani2017cashforcarepolicy
researcherid-numbers: 'Giuliani, Giuliana/AAX-3918-2020

  Giuliani, Giuliana/ABB-9695-2020'
times-cited: '9'
title: 'Cash-for-care policy in Sweden: An appraisal of its consequences on female
  employment'
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000393681400005
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usage-count-since-2013: '25'
volume: '26'
web-of-science-categories: Social Work
year: '2017'