Women's Work, the Family, and Social Policy
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Women's Work, the Family, and Social Policy focuses on the issue of women's work in Italy as seen in the context of the last three decades of the twentieth century and against the backdrop of changes that have been occurring since the late sixties in women's status in society and family. Using a comparative approach, the contributors analyze trends in women's employment, their motivations to work, the impact on fertility and family patterns of working women, strategies to conciliate work and children, effectiveness of social policy, and the effects of women's work on family's income and income…mehr

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Women's Work, the Family, and Social Policy focuses on the issue of women's work in Italy as seen in the context of the last three decades of the twentieth century and against the backdrop of changes that have been occurring since the late sixties in women's status in society and family. Using a comparative approach, the contributors analyze trends in women's employment, their motivations to work, the impact on fertility and family patterns of working women, strategies to conciliate work and children, effectiveness of social policy, and the effects of women's work on family's income and income distribution. This book looks at women's work from the point of view of the human capital thus being mobilized and its wide-ranging impact on society and the economy.
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"Looking beyond their borders, in recent decades individual European countries have had to rethink socio-economic norms in light of the supranational project of European integration. Closer to home, these countries must now look into their homes, their offices and their domestic markets to address the growing socio-economic impact of women in the work force. Focussing on the exemplary case of Italy, this excellent collection presents valuable data and insightful analysis of national and supranational dilemmas posed for the workplace, the family, and the economy by the growing and varied presence of women in the workforce." (Sima Godfrey, Director, Institute of European Studies, University of British Columbia)
"This book includes contributions by leading researchers in Italian academia and the Bank of Italy, specializing in the condition of women at home and in the labour market. The economic contributions give us interesting insights into the link between fertility and labour market participation of women, and between the latter and the employment status of their husbands. The only sociological contribution argues that Italian women have made considerable progress towards equality with men in the legal and economic sphere, but have still some way to go. The abundant comparative material allows the reader to place the Italian case in its European context." (Professor Alessandro Cigno, University of Firenze, Department of State Studies)