Women and European Employment

by Fagan, Colette; Grimshaw, Damian; Rubery, Jill; Smith, Mark (2015)

Abstract

[From publisher] This is the first comprehensive and up-to-date study of the contribution of women and men to changing European economic activity patterns covering all fifteen member states. Based on the work of the European Commission's network of experts on women's employment, it draws on both national and European data sources. The book links trends in the structures of employment with new comparative data on the role of systems of welfare provision in order to explore economic activity patterns by gender. Participation patterns of women still vary widely within Europe, so much attention is paid to the institutions - both in the labour market and welfare - which help to explain these variations.

Keywords

European Context, Women'S Employment, Gendered Labour, Unemployment, Household, Domestic Labour, Ethnography, Empirical Study

Themes

Domestic Labour, Women and Work, Unemployment

Links to Reference

• https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781134700394
• https://trove.nla.gov.au/version/27469429

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