The main objective of this paper is to identify and analyse the major changes in the gender allocation of time and the timing of transitions over the life course that have occurred in Sweden during the last decade. By using register and time use data and a variant of the family cycle model we...

The main objective of this paper is to analyse the major transformations of the Swedish model. We argue that the current Swedish model appears today more in line with the three core components of the original Swedish model developed during the 1950s. In our view, the period 1975-1991 represents...

Part-time work is one of the most well-known <p> « atypical » working time arrangements in Europe, shaping working time regimes across countries and mapping work-life balance patterns. Comparative studies on part-time work across European countries have pointed to large differences in the...</p>

The article analyses the potential links between the life course approach and the Transitional Labour Market (TLM) perspective. It provides some empirical evidence of the role played by age and gender in individuals' situation on the labour market, as well as of the heterogeneity in course...