Work-Family Balance, Gender and Policy

by Jane Lewis

Book Overview

Combining paid work with caring for children has become more difficult for families as women's working hours have increased. Over the past decade the issue of work-family balance has reached a more prominent place on the policy agenda of many Western European countries. However the preoccupations of governments have been largely instrumental, focusing particularly on the goal of increasing female employment rates in order to achieve greater competitiveness...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848442114
• ISBN13: 9781848442115
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Length: 264 Pages