Work-family balance, gender and policy

Looks at the three main components of work-family policy packages - childcare services, flexible working patterns and entitlements to leave from work in order to care - across EU15 Member States, with comparative reference to the US. This work also provides an examination of developments in the UK

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lewis, Jane (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar , c2009
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300 |a viii, 255 p. :   |b 24 cm 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index 
505 0 |a 1. Introduction -- 2. The policymaking context : behaviour and attitudes -- 3. Work-family balance policies : comparisons and issues -- 4. Patterns of development in work-family balance policies for parents in France, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK during the 2000s -- 5. Policy development in the UK, 1997-2007 -- 6. Concluding reflections on gender equality and work-family balance policies 
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650 0 |a Labor policy   |z European Union countries 
650 0 |a Work and family   |z European Union countries 
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