Suchergebnisse

Norway, together with the rest of Scandinavia, is often seen as a vanguard with regard to changing gender roles. In the last decades, an important goal has been the dual earner/dual carer model. However, politics have been targeted couples with young children Adult children's care for older parents has received limited attention, and recent Norwegian research has documented substantial gender differences in allocation of public help depending on both parents' and their children's gender. Here, we address provision of care to parents among adult children in Norway, by taking account of both parents' and children's gender. We ask to what extent the degree of parental needs impact on sons' and daughters' care provision, and whether there are signs of more care involvement among more modern (gender equality oriented) men compared to more traditional men. The analyses are based on data from the Norwegian Life course, Ageing and Generation Study (N=14,884). The results show that sons are more inclined to help, but only as long as their parents are not in need of care. When parents, and mothers in particular, need help, daughters are more involved, and with increasing needs, gender differences become more and more marked. So far, there are no signs of a more caring son among modern men. The findings indicate that the gender equality debate needs to move beyond the early family years and care for children, and address division of care provision among adult children when ageing parents' become in need of help.