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.
Lesbian couples navigate the path to parenthood by balancing cultural norms, economic considerations, and relational dynamics, a new thesis from SOFI reveals
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.
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.
How does having children impact mothers’ earnings? A new study published in the Journal of Marriage and Family shed light on what drives the child penalty – the income gap that emerges after parenthood.
Research coordinated by SOFI’s Marie Evertsson and the GENPARENT team shows that gender norms and disparities, rather than financial factors, shape how parents divide work and care responsibilities.
