2025-06-30

Swedish Institute for Social Research

Women in Different-Sex Couples Lose the Most Income After Becoming Parents

A new Nordic study, led by researchers at Stockholm University, shows how gender roles and family policies shape parents’ earnings – with significant differences between countries and family types. Comparing different-sex and lesbian couples has been a key element of the analysis.

Economy and Society - Theme page Gender and Equality - Theme page

2025-06-30

Swedish Institute for Social Research

New Thesis: Cultural Norms and Economics Shape Lesbian Family Decisions

Lesbian couples navigate the path to parenthood by balancing cultural norms, economic considerations, and relational dynamics, a new thesis from SOFI reveals

Gender and Equality - Theme page Society, Democracy and Welfare - Theme page

2025-06-30

Swedish Institute for Social Research

New Dissertation Explores Lesbian Couples' Transition to Parenthood

How do norms regarding gender equality, family, and parenthood influence lesbian couples' transition to becoming mothers? A new doctoral dissertation from Stockholm University by sociologist Madeleine Eriksson Kirsch examines how lesbian couples in Sweden experience the transition to motherhood.

Gender and Equality - Theme page Children and Young People - Theme page

2025-06-16

GENPARENT - Research Project

New Research on How Lesbian Couples Create Family

Lesbian couples navigate sperm donation, medical treatments, and legal frameworks to create their families. This study explores kinning, the active process of building family bonds, through interviews with 24 expecting couples in the Netherlands.

Gender and Equality - Theme page Children and Young People - Theme page