About Margunn Bjørnholt

Margunn Bjørnholt is a sociologist and feminist based in Oslo, Norway. She is an expert on work-family arrangements and gender equality, and, in particular, men's role and agency in social change towards more egalitarian work-family arrangements. She is currently a senior researcher at the Nordic Women's University, and has formerly been a researcher at the University of Oslo and the Work Research Institute, as well as a civil servant and business consultant involved in the promotion of female entrepreneurship. She has served as a national expert on gender equality to the European Commission and is Vice President of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights. Her website is www.margunnbjornholt.no

Does ‘Daddy Leave’ Lead to Gender Equality?

Norwegian dad and kid in snow cave

Norway’s parental leave policies, though popular, have unintended and adverse effects on families.