Using three waves of a uniquely rich survey on Italian private firms, we explore the impact of female managers on the use of part-time work. Building on a literature arguing that female leaders are more sensitive to their employees' needs and more self-transcendent than their male counterparts,...

The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online. Women more often than men take care of their ageing relatives together with their own children or grandchildren. These Sandwich Generation (SG) women constitute an expanding vulnerable group on the labour market...

Introduction -- Part I: Non-Standard Employment, Labour Supply and Living Conditions -- Part II: Non-Standard Employment, Workers' Mobility and Labour Market Structure -- Part III: Part-Time Employment, Working Conditions and Job Attributes -- Part IV: Non-Standard Employment, Quality of Work...