new labour government 1997-2010

• led by tony blair who viewed NF as ideal and believed parents must take responsibility for their kids
• traditional gender roles, favoring dual earner neo conventional families were rejected
• believed that state intervention can improve family life
• working tax credits 2003


  provided a tax allowance for families with children to help pay for childcare

  designed to encourage both parents to work rather than encouraging one staying at home
• minimum wage act 1998

  ensures workers receive fair pay which can positively impact family well being
• employment relations act 1999


  introduces a new right to parental leave and time off for domestic incidents

  • allowed parents to take up to 3 months leave = increasing the role of father in childcare
• adoption reform act 2004


  aimed to improve adoption support by making adoption more accessible and successful

  gave unmarried and same sex couples the opportunity to adopt
• civil partnerships act 2005


  allowed same sex relationships to be legally recognised in society
• equality act 2010


  outlaws all forms of discrimination in society
• TICK policies welcomed by most people
• X radical feminists argue more progress is needed to improve women's condition in family
• X new right criticises these policies for creating a 'nanny state'