Contemporary societies are characterised by new and more flexible working patterns, new family structures and widening social divisions. This book explores how
As welfare states grow up, they begin to think more carefully about their future. Jane Lewis is showing them how best to do so. This stellar collection of artic
This book provides a thorough and novel examination of the gendered nature of innovations in the new economy. It tracks the contemporary shift from heavy indust
This edited volume uses a feminist approach to explore the economic implications of the complex interrelationship between gender and time use. Household composi
Presents 27 articles dating from 1923 to 1994 on gender differences, female labour supply, male-female wage differences and on the historical significance of wo