Working mothers in Europe : a comparison of policies and practices /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Gerhard, Ute, 1939-, Knijn, Trudie, Weckwert, Anja
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cheltenham, UK ; Northhampton, MA : Edward Elgar, [2005]
Subjects:	Working mothers > Europe > Cross-cultural studies.

Table of Contents:

Introduction : Social practices and social policies / Ute Gerhard, Trudie Knijn and Anja Weckwert
Mothers between individualisation and institution : cultural images of welfare policy / Ute Gerhard
Caring for children : the logics of public action / Marie-Thérèse Letablier and Ingrid Jönsson
Strategies, everyday practices and social change / Constanza Tobío and Rossana Trifiletti
Kinship and informal support : care resources for the first generation of working mothers in Norway, Italy and Spain / Arnlaug Leira, Constanza Tobío and Rossana Trifiletti
Care packages : the organisation of work and care by working mothers / Trudie Knijn, Ingrid Jönsson and Ute Klammer
Women's participation in European labour markets / Mary Daly and Ute Klammer.