What's up, Europe? Gender, media and European integration. The story of a a young Dane exploring the continent.

Saturday, June 23, 2007

... and another one!

Yet another paragraph 47 petition has seen the light of the day. This time you can sign for the following:

"I demand a European consultative referendum on the European Constitution, to be held on the same day as the elections to the European Parliament in 2009"

Monday, June 11, 2007

European Fatherhood

I have earlier adressed parental leave for fathers. Today I came across European Fatherhood which sounds like a really interesting project. Head of project is Svend Aage Madsen from the University of Copenhagen.

"Our goal is to promote and assist professionals involved in promoting and supporting men in their role as fathers. The need for knowledge concerning the psychological transition to fatherhood and an examination of methods to overcome gender stereotypes and obstacles to parental leave is also a priority"

The 'best practice' section have a number of examples from Denmark:

Helping employers help male employees become better fathers
Educating professionals in helping men become fathers
German and Danish examples of father-friendly corporate policies