Purpose–The purpose of this editorial is to provide an overview of the wider debates
concerning the evolution of work‐life balance practice and policy since the onset of the …

This article analyses childcare services in six countries, assessing this policy instrument's
potential to facilitate parents' capabilities for arranging childcare in a way they have reason …

The paper was stimulated by the relative absence of the working class from work–life
debates. The common conclusion from work–life studies is that work–life imbalance is …

Despite a large literature documenting the impact of childbearing on women's wages, less
understanding exists of the actual employment trajectories that mothers take and the …

This paper draws on the capabilities approach as a framework for examining the impact of
the global economic crisis and austerity on quality of working life and work‐life balance. Our …

Despite its significance in determining poverty risk, family size has received little focus in
recent social policy analysis. This paper provides a correction, focusing squarely on the …

Aim The aim of this study was to explore the ways that mothers' groups and playgroups
support families with children aged 0–5 years and foster community connectedness in …

В последние десятилетия население развитых и развивающихся стран столкнулось с
двумя беспрецедентными в своей истории явлениями: демографическим окном и …

Aim To investigate the relationships between participation in mothers' groups and social
capital, social support and mental well‐being measures for mothers whose oldest child was …

Previous research shows that maternal employment is associated with higher children's
body mass index (BMI). Using a large UK longitudinal birth cohort study of almost 20,000 …