The chapter addresses the complex interplay between the new roles of women and men
and the diversity of family life courses (focusing on heterosexual individuals) in advanced …

This paper reviews the most recent literature on the fertility of migrant populations in Europe.
In a systematic review of 21 peer-reviewed journals, we found that the literature has focused …

Labor market policies for expecting and new mothers emerged at the turn of the nineteenth
century. The main motivation for these policies was to ensure the health of mothers and their …

The limited increase in fathers' involvement in childcare tasks in response to the
unprecedented rise in female labour market participation illustrates the incomplete nature of …

Gender inequality in infant caregiving contributes to gender inequality in paid work,
especially since workers often become parents during pivotal career stages. Whether …

Research on migration is shifting from comparisons between migrants and non-migrants in
destination countries to a multi-sited origin-destination perspective, which allows us to …

Mothers tend to be the primary caregivers of infants, but some governments encourage
fathers to share this responsibility. The Swedish national parental insurance gives parents …

Parenting leaves play a crucial part in supporting women's labour force participation as well
as men's participation in infant care. A major question is who has access to such leave …

The paper investigates migrant–nonmigrant differentials over time among women in
Germany after their first childbirth; we look at the transitions to paid work or to a second child …

Fathers' leave use is promoted in many countries, but so far with different success. Major
explanations of different usage revolve around economic bargaining between parents and …