SOCIAL POLICY WITH PROFESSOR INGELA NAUMANN

KNOWLEDGE:

1. When did UK law change to allow both parents to share parental leave?

2. How expensive is childcare in the UK?

3. How did Ingela investigate the consequences of COVID-19 on families?

COMPREHENSION:

4. How does childcare provision in Scotland compare to childcare

provision in Sweden?

5. Why is childcare in the UK insucient for ensuring all mothers can

work full-time?

6. According to Ingela, how do gender norms vary between the UK,

Sweden and Switzerland?

ANALYSIS:

7. How have Ingela’s personal experiences shaped her career as a social

policy researcher?

8. How can childcare cause gender inequality?

SYNTHESIS:

9. What childcare policies would you introduce to your country to ensure

gender equality in the workplace?

EVALUATION:

10.

Why do you think traditional gender roles are still ingrained in society in many

countries around the world, with women more likely to give up work to raise a family?

11. Why is Ingela’s research important for everyone in society, not just mothers?

TALKING POINTS

• Learn more about Ingela’s project investigating the impact of COVID-19 on

childcare and family well-being: www.childcare-covid.org

• This article in The Conversation compares childcare in the UK and

Scandinavia: www.theconversation.com/what-britain-can-learn-from-

scandinavia-when-it-comes-to-childcare-68459

MORE RESOURCES

SOCIAL POLICY WITH

PROFESSOR INGELA

NAUMANN

Think of a societal issue you care about. How could you

address this from a social policy perspective? Research the

topic online and consider the following:

• What policies currently exist in your country relating to

this issue?

• What policies exist in other countries, and how do they

compare to policies in your country?

• What quantitative and qualitative data would you want to

collect as a researcher to ﬁnd out more about this issue?

• What methods would you use to collect these data?

• How would you analyse these data to explore how

current policies impact society?

• Based on what you already know about this issue, what

results would you expect to ﬁnd?

• What policy changes do you think your government

should implement to solve this issue?

• How would you communicate with government

policymakers to inﬂuence policy changes?

Write a proposal for your research project that covers the

points above.

ACTIVITY

HEAD TO INGELA’S FUTURUM WEBPAGE FOR AN ANIMATION AND POWERPOINT ABOUT HER WORK:

www.futurumcareers.com/why-good-childcare-provision-is-important-for-gender-equality