Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-140) and index.
Introduction -- Comparing gender regimes : a theoretical framework -- The Scandinavian gender regime : myth or real? -- Gender policies in the European Union -- Work-family reconciliation in practice -- Concluding discussion : towards a European gender regime?
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Comprehensive gender equality remains an unfulfilled goal in many European countries, in spite of important developments and challenges to social roles. This volume reviews recent advances of gender policies in different countries in the European Union, together with recent empirical data on gender relations in the labour market and within families. It adopts an international and interdisciplinary perspective through its use of qualitative and quantitative data, and a comprehensive theoretical framework.