According to welfare state theories, access to maternity-leave programmes and child care aid women in pursuing high-level careers. Yet this is not the complete picture. While theories exploring public policy impacts highlight the contribution of welfare services to the relative productivity of...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to uncover the hidden gender consequences of three current trends in the workplace, the increase in knowledge work, information and communication technology (ICT) and work‐life balance policies. Design/methodology/approach – The paper synthesizes and...