This paper reviews the U.S. welfare reform efforts over the 1990s and the effects of these reforms to date. Seven "lessons" of potential interest to European observers are discussed, with particular attention to the conclusions of more recent research. Such research indicates, for example, that...

Divisions of gender and work / Lena Gonäs, Jan Ch Karlsson -- Labour market inequality, past and future : a perspective from the United States / Chris Tilly -- Gendered divisions of work : a multilevel approach / Lena Gonäs -- Segregated integration / Ann Bergman -- Measuring gender...