gender regimes

• Drew 


  -uses gender regimes to describe how social policies in different countries can encourage/discourage gender equality
• two types of gender regime (drew)


  -familistic : policies are based on traditional gender division

  -individualistic : policies are based on belief that husbands & wives are treated equally
• example of a familistic gender regime

  -Greece

  -little state welfare for childcare

  -women rely heavily on support from extended kin

  -traditional division of labour
• example of a individualistic gender regime


  -Sweden

  -policies treat husbands & wives equally

  -state provision of childcare, parental leave & good quality welfare services

  -women less dependent on husbands
• what do the differences between European countries show?


  social policies can play important role in promoting / preventing gender equality