Women's Employment in Europe

Women's Employment in Europe
Author: Colette Fagan
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 378
Release: 1999-08-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1134639902

Based on extensive original research, this volume examines contemporary patterns of womens employment in Europe in the context of the profound economic, social and cultural changes that have taken place in recent years. It considers the progress made towards equal treatment in the labour market in the light of European Union action programmes, and

Women and European Employment

Women and European Employment
Author: Colette Fagan
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 303
Release: 2015-04-08
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1134700393

This is the first comprehensive and up-to-date study of the contribution of women and men to changing European economic activity patterns covering all fifteen member states. Based on the work of the European Commission's network of experts on women's employment, it draws on both national and European data sources. The book links trends in the structures of employment with new comparative data on the role of systems of welfare provision in order to explore economic activity patterns by gender. Participation patterns of women still vary widely within Europe, so much attention is paid to the institutions - both in the labour market and welfare - which help to explain these variations.

Women, Men, Work and Family in Europe

Women, Men, Work and Family in Europe
Author: R. Crompton
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2007-04-11
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0230800831

Social changes including an increase in dual-earner families, declining fertility, and growing problems of work-life 'balance' are underway as more women, particularly mothers, enter and remain in paid employment. The authors explore this in a number of European countries (Britain, France, The Netherlands, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Portugal).

A History of European Women's Work

A History of European Women's Work
Author: Deborah Simonton
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2002-09-11
Genre: History
ISBN: 113493677X

The work patterns of European women from 1700 onwards fluctuate in relation to ideological, demographic, economic and familial changes. In A History of European Women's Work, Deborah Simonton draws together recent research and methodological developments to take an overview of trends in women's work across Europe from the so-called pre-industrial period to the present. Taking the role of gender and class in defining women's labour as a central theme, Deborah Simonton compares and contrasts the pace of change between European countries, distinguishing between Europe-wide issues and local developments.

Development of Culture, Welfare States and Women's Employment in Europe

Development of Culture, Welfare States and Women's Employment in Europe
Author: Birgit Pfau-Effinger
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 271
Release: 2017-05-15
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1351944711

This refreshing volume introduces a theory for explaining cross-national differences in the social practice of women (and men) in the areas of family and employment. This provides a theoretical framework for the ensuing comprehensive cross-national analysis of the degree and forms of labour market integration of women in three European countries - Finland, West Germany and the Netherlands - from the 1950s until 2000. Cross-national differences are explained with a focus on cultural change and the development of welfare state, labour markets, the family and social movements. It is evident that change took place along different development paths that were based on deep-rooted historical differences in the cultural ideals of the family. Such historical differences and their explanations also form part of the analysis. The results of this survey contribute to the further development of cross-national sociology on social change, social and gender inequality, welfare state, labour markets and family structures.

Childbearing, Women's Employment and Work-Life Balance Policies in Contemporary Europe

Childbearing, Women's Employment and Work-Life Balance Policies in Contemporary Europe
Author: Ewa Fratczak
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 195
Release: 2013-09-25
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1137318546

This volume addresses the relationship between childbearing, paid work and work-life balance policies across Europe in the 21st century, illuminating the uncertainty and risk related to insecure labour force attachment, the incoherence of women's and men's access to education and employment and the unequal share of domestic responsibilities.

Women's Employment in Europe

Women's Employment in Europe
Author: Jill Rubery
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 378
Release: 1999
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780415198530

The book aims to provide a systematic and international analysis of key dimensions for understanding women's labour market position; and reveals that to assess future trends it is necessary to look beyond the narrow focus of equal opportunities policies to broader issues of labour market conditions, regulations and policy developments.

Women's Work

Women's Work
Author: Pamela Sharpe
Publisher: Hodder Education
Total Pages: 368
Release: 1998
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780340676950

Although the last few years have seen much new research in the areas of gender and women's history, this is the only book to date that collects in a coherent way the most formative articles on our thinking about women's work in English history for both the early modern and contemporaryperiods. Commentary puts each chapter into context while also highlighting the controversies and pointing readers toward the future directions of scholarly work in this field.