Nordic countries have a long history of placing emphasis on policies providing both mothers and fathers with the opportunity to work and care

Visiting Icelandic academic, Ásdís Aðalbjörg Arnalds, spoke on ABC Canberra about how Icelandic laws on paid parental leave encouraged fathers to take paid parental leave and created greater parental equity.

LISTEN NOW: Ásdís Arnalds on Parental Equity with Fathers Leave, ABC Canberra

Ásdís Aðalbjörg Arnalds is visiting Australia as a guest of the Australia Institute Nordic Policy Centre, to present her new research on Icelandic paid parental leave.