Social changes including an increase in dual-earner families, declining fertility, and growing problems of work-life 'balance' are underway as more women, parti

A new and timely analysis of major changes in society within the extended European Union. Addresses the consequences of altered family forms , the restructuring

These are just some of the questions this controverisal book asks in its analysis of the European labour markets. By bringing together contributions from all ov

The work patterns of European women from 1700 onwards fluctuate in relation to ideological, demographic, economic and familial changes. In A History of European

The working women in this volume represent a wide diversity of stations in life, ranging from slaves and servants to respectable widows and professional midwive