This collaborative study provides a subtle and multi-layered understanding of the transition to parenthood within a cross-national comparative framework.

It is common for European couples living fairly egalitarian lives to adopt a traditional division of labour at the transition to parenthood. Based on in-depth i

This innovative book explores the different ways in which dual-earner couples in contemporary welfare states plan for, realize and justify their divisions of wo

Lone parenthood is an increasing reality in the 21st century, reinforced by the diffusion of divorce and separation. This volume provides a comprehensive portra

This book takes a life course perspective, analysing and comparing the biographies of mothers and fathers in seven European countries in context.