The family is a key socio-economic unit in society. The nature of its organization is shaped by cultural values and gender norms that change slowly over time. This implies that history matters in the sense that social institutions (e.g. the family, values, norms) tend to reproduce themselves...

The hidden mindset: The long arm of the past -- the basis for female career development -- In the beginning was the family of origin: Family constellations and their significance in terms of women's self-empowerment and seizure of power -- Puberty: Hormones take over -- The balancing act begins:...

"This volume uses unpaid work and time-use survey data (TUS) from across the global South to elucidate the need to incorporate unpaid work into economic analysis in order to better understand poverty and gender (in)equality"--Provided by publisher

The aim of the article is to contribute to a more comprehensive understanding of men's different conditions and choices in contemporary Danish society. The article is based on interesectionality and diversity thinking as it distinguishes between options available to men in different social...

This report summarises and synthesises the findings of a research project entitled 'Reconciling work, private and family life: production of statistical reports', which consisted of six related Short Statistical Reports (SSRs). The SSRs examined the topics of the Barcelona childcare targets...

Ein vergleichender Überblick über die Arbeitsmarktsituation von Frauen und Männern in Europa.; Die dramatische Anhebung des Bildungsniveaus und der Erwerbsarbeit von Frauen sowie Quotierungen und gesetzliche Regelungen zur Gleichstellung von Männern und Frauen haben die Arbeitswelt in den...