ABSTRACT

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

chapter |10 pages

Introduction

part |2 pages

Part I Women’s employment in a changing Europe

chapter |4 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|45 pages

Political and economic change

chapter 2|18 pages

Organisational and employment change

part |2 pages

Part II Indicators of women’s employment in the 1990s

chapter |3 pages

PART II Introduction

chapter 4|50 pages

Wage work, care work and welfare

chapter 5|55 pages

Occupational segregation

chapter 7|32 pages

Gender and working-time

part |2 pages

Part III Reflections on trends and future prospects

chapter |2 pages

PART III Introduction

chapter 8|16 pages

Gender and future labour market trends

chapter 9|14 pages

Prospects for equality