The European Research Area (ERA) is emerging as a powerful political driver for changes in research and innovation policies. Several ERA-driven initiatives were approved and implemented but their success depends on their governance structures. This Study analyzes the governance issues of the ERA...

The purpose of this report is to provide a comparative analysis of the extent to which 31 European states (the 28 Member States and the 3 EEA countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) have adopted measures which promote the reconciliation of working and private and family life. In contrast...

In this statistical paper, we focus on the relationship between parenthood and employment. We look into various related aspects and for each of those aspects we contrast men and women to investigate gender differences. The main aspects analysed include: employment rate differences between...

This paper examines the key characteristics of single parents through descriptive and comparative perspectives. Our analyses suggest that the experiences and needs of single-parent households differ according to the age of both the parent and child, and that the vast majority of such households...