Women, Men, Work and Family in Europe

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Introduction: The Unravelling of the ‘Male Breadwinner’ Model — and Some of its Consequences....Pages 1-16
Evolutions and Approaches to Equitable Divisions of Paid Work and Care in Three European Countries: a Multi-level Challenge....Pages 17-34
Social Policy in Europe: its Impact on Families and Work....Pages 35-57
Fertility Rates and Mothers’ Employment Behaviour in Comparative Perspective: Similarities and Differences in Six European Countries....Pages 58-75
Fertility Decline, the Postponement of Childbearing and the Increase in Childlessness in Central and Eastern Europe: a Gender Equity Approach....Pages 76-85
Main Patterns in Attitudes to the Articulation Between Work and Family Life: a Cross-National Analysis....Pages 86-115
Occupational Class, Country and the Domestic Division of Labour....Pages 116-132
Gender, Social Class and Work-Life Balance in the New Economy....Pages 133-151
Care Capital, Stress and Satisfaction....Pages 152-170
The Workplace as an Arena for Negotiating the Work-Family Boundary: a Case Study of Two Swedish Social Services Agencies....Pages 171-189
Women’s Occupational Patterns and Work-Family Arrangements: do National and Organisational Policies Matter?....Pages 190-209
Employment, the Family and ‘Work-Life Balance’ in France....Pages 210-229
Continuities, Change and Transformations....Pages 230-244
Back Matter....Pages 245-272