Changing patterns of welfare needs and risks are giving impetus to a rethinking of the relationship between the welfare state and parents with young children the politicisation of parenthood forms part of wide ranging controversial political processes in which gender relationships in parenting and family obligations are. Politicising parenthood in scandinavia gender relations in welfare states patricia kennedy university of wollongong pkennedyuoweduau research online is the open access institutional repository for the university of wollongong for further information contact the uow library research pubsuoweduau publication details kennedy p 2008 politicising parenthood in scandinavia gender . Politicising parenthood in scandinavia is a timely contribution to ongoing policy debates on welfare state models parenthood and gender equality it will be of particular interest to . Politicising parenthood in scandinavia is a timely contribution to ongoing policy debates on welfare state models parenthood and gender equality it will be of particular interest to students and. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books media journals databases government documents and more