Prominent research has claimed that work-family reconciliation policies trigger "tradeoffs" and "paradoxes" in terms of gender equality with adverse labor market consequences for women. These claims have greatly influenced debates regarding social policy, work, family, and gender inequality....

Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 International Differences in Women's Labour Force Participation: Theoretical Approaches -- 2 Constructing a Theoretical Framework for the Cross-national...