Purpose

This article explores the link between defamilisation studies and studies of the adult worker model and discusses the mixed implications that government strategies for supporting the adult worker model have for defamilisation. The adult worker model emphasises that all adult men and women ought to engage in formal employment; defamilisation studies stress the importance of enhancing women's chances of choosing (not) to perform important family roles such as the receiver of financial support and the care provider.

Design/methodology/approach

Two new strategies (“condition building” and “rewarding/penalising”) for promoting the adult worker model are identified based on literature review; their empirical significance is explored through an examination of comparative data concerning early childhood education and care policies (ECEC) and reforms in pension age in 14 countries.

Findings

The evidence shows that promoting the adult worker model does not necessarily benefit all women. While the 14 countries provide ECEC to varying extents, the increase in pension age in most countries shows that governments adopt a “rewarding/penalising” strategy for promoting the adult worker model by allocating major welfare based on people's labour force participation. These pension reforms may generate a negative impact on women's chances of attaining financial autonomy.

Originality/value

This study presents two new strategies for promoting the adult worker model and shows the empirical significance of these strategies based on comparative data. It also highlights the importance of searching for alternative concepts, namely economic defamilisation, for guiding pension reforms.

中文翻译：

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欧洲国家支持成年工人模式的政府战略：对去家庭化的混合影响

目的

本文探讨了去家庭化研究与成年工人模式研究之间的联系，并讨论了政府支持成年工人模式的策略对去家庭化的复杂影响。成年工人模式强调所有成年男女都应该从事正规就业；去家庭化研究强调提高妇女选择（不）担任重要家庭角色的机会的重要性，例如经济支持的接受者和护理提供者。

设计/方法/方法

根据文献综述确定了两种促进成年工人模式的新策略（“条件建设”和“奖励/惩罚”）；通过对有关 14 个国家的幼儿教育和保育政策 (ECEC) 和养老金年龄改革的比较数据的检查，探讨了它们的实证意义。

发现

证据表明，推广成年工人模式并不一定会使所有女性受益。虽然 14 个国家不同程度地提供 ECEC，但大多数国家养老金年龄的提高表明，政府采取“奖励/惩罚”策略，通过根据人民劳动力参与分配主要福利来促进成年工人模式。这些养老金改革可能会对妇女获得财务自主权产生负面影响。

原创性/价值

本研究提出了两种促进成年工人模式的新策略，并根据比较数据显示了这些策略的实证意义。它还强调了寻找替代概念的重要性，即经济去家庭化，以指导养老金改革。