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Gender and the European Labour Market
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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 |2 pages
PART I The economics of gender equality
chapter 3|15 pages
Measuring gender equality within the European Union
part |2 pages
PART II Care and work in Europe today
chapter 4|20 pages
Unpaid family work in Europe: gender and country differences
chapter 5|19 pages
Flexible working arrangements and gender equality: categorising the European Member States
chapter 7|25 pages
Affordability of care and quality of work: new trends in elderly care
part |2 pages
PART III Policy: promoting change or eroding equality?