Shared parenting in Europe: Prevalence, predictors and socioeconomic impacts

This presentation shows the prevalence, predictors, and socioeconomic consequences of shared parenting across  Europe. We have used EU‑SILC data to compare how common shared parenting arrangements are across Europe, what factors predict them, and show how shared parenting relates to employment patterns, household incomes, and child poverty. 

Speaker:
Dr. Mia Hakovirta is a professor of social work at the University of Turku, Finland. She completed her Masters at the University of Tampere, Finland, and her PhD at the University of Turku. Her dissertation explored the employment and incomes of lone mothers in different welfare states. Pursuing these and other important issues related to post-separation families and economic disparities, Dr. Hakovirta's areas of expertise are, among others, family policy, lone parenthood, child maintenance and child support Policy, as well as childhood poverty. Dr. Hakovirta's work is widely published in international peer-reviewed journals, such as Demographic Research, the Journal of Family Studies, and the Journal of Social Policy.

Co-Authors:
Milla Salin, Mari Haapanen, Eija Lindroos, all University of Turku, Finland