Genusaspekter på föräldraledighet i svenska små och medelstora företag
Gender perspectiveHigh- and low utilizersManagement and colleaguesAttitude and treatmentSmall- and medium-sized companiesParental leaveTraditionally and unequally dividedPsychologyPsykologiSocial Sciences
The main intention with this study was to explore how parents, employed in three Swedish small- and medium-sized companies, experienced their combination of work and parental leave. The investigation was carried out by a questionnaire, and the 21 participants estimated the attitude from and the treatment by mainly the management and the colleagues. The answers were analyzed both from a perspective of gender and in the aspect of high- and low utilizers of parental leave. The results showed that although both men and women generally estimated the attitude from the management and the colleagues towards parental leave to be positive, the parental leave was divided traditionally and unequally between the parents.