ABSTRACT
The book presents state of the art research on women’s current position in European labour markets. It combines analysis of the latest trends in employment, occupational segregation, working time, unpaid work, social provisions (especially care provisions) and the impact of the financial crisis, with overall assessment of the actual impact of the European Employment Strategy and the specific impact of key policies, such as taxation and flexicurity.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|40 pages
The economics of gender equality
part II|82 pages
Care and work in Europe today
chapter 5|19 pages
Flexible working arrangements and gender equality
Categorising the European Member States
part III|109 pages
Policy
chapter 8|33 pages
The role of the EES in the promotion of gender equality in the labour market
A critical appraisal
chapter 10|25 pages
Men and gender equality
Tackling gender segregation in family roles and in social care jobs
