The nordic gender equality paradoxNima Sanandaji
The nordic gender equality paradox
by Nima Sanandaji · first published 2016
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I wasn't commenting on academic research, I was commenting on the book The Nordic Gender Equality Paradox by Nima Sanandaji. Which is what the comment I was responding to was about. You downvoted because you either didn't read the comment I responded to or didn't read my own in the context for which it was…
on “As women have more equal opportunity, the more their preferences differ from men” ↗This has been observed since Scandinavian countries pushed very female-friendly work laws, only to have differences in gender preferences more marked than ever. The book The Nordic Gender Equality Paradox submits two pieces of explanation to it, which are that 1/ One of the reforms was to offer sumptuous parent leave, encouraging parents to distance themselves from work for a significant duration, but…
on “As women have more equal opportunity, the more their preferences differ from men” ↗…paternity leave. He has also argued that Scandinavia is doing well due to the free markets, in spite of its social policy, in his book Scandinavian Unexceptionalism. PS - Just trying to give some context. "Nordic Gender Equality Paradox" isn't an apolitical academic study, it is a book trying to push a certain political agenda.
on “As women have more equal opportunity, the more their preferences differ from men” ↗