Work-family Balance, Gender and Policy
- ISBN-10
- 184844740X
- ISBN-13
- 9781848447400
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 264
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Publisher
- Edward Elgar Publishing
- Author
- Jane Lewis
Description
Looks at the three main components of work-family policy packages - childcare services, flexible working patterns and entitlements to leave from work in order to care - across EU15 Member States, with comparative reference to the US. This work also provides an examination of developments in the UK.
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