Intergenerational obligations–who is responsible for whom and what within families and
kinship–are an important structuring dimension of family relationships and more specifically …

This paper examines whether it is possible to recognise specific patterns of institutionally
regulated downward (towards children) and upward (towards the old) intergenerational …

Looks at the three main components of work-family policy packages-childcare services,
flexible working patterns and entitlements to leave from work in order to care-across EU15 …

Fundamental reforms in childcare services appear to have eroded traditional support to the
male breadwinner model across European states. There has been a strong debate about …

Does gender equality matter for fertility? Demographic findings on this issue are rather
inconclusive. We argue that one reason for this is that the complexity of the concept of …

This paper addresses the issue of whether, in addition to the well-known “motherhood
penalty” in employment, there is also an “education penalty” for mothers with lower levels of …

Extensive public debate is being waged across mature welfare states as to whether social
services are best provided by the state or the market. This article examines developments in …

Childcare has become a much-debated issue in all developed countries. Who should care
for children, how, how much and for how long are the questions at the centre of value …

In this paper, we aim to assess the extent to which individual-level completed fertility varies
across contexts characterized by policies supporting different gender division of labor …

This article makes two key arguments. First, European social models are being asked to
extend social support to meet new needs associated with the ageing society, changes in …