The work-family conflict that mothers experience today is a national crisis. Women struggle to balance breadwinning with the bulk of parenting, and social polic
This book explains why countries have adopted different policies for working parents through a comparative historical study of four nations: France, the Netherl
The question of how best to combine work and family life has led to lively debates in recent years. Both a lifestyle and a policy issue, it has been addressed p
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