Essays about: "work-family reconciliation"

Found 3 essays containing the words work-family reconciliation.

  1. 1. Soft Europeanisation of Work-Family Reconciliation Policy-Making? Social, Policy and Political Learning among German MPs

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Alisa Gühlstorf; [2015]
    Keywords : German Elterngeld reforms; domestic policy-making; soft Europeanisation learning mechanisms; EU soft law strategies; work-family reconciliation; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The EES, Lisbon and Europe 2020 are the most relevant soft law strategies promoting the improvement of work-family reconciliation-related policies in the EU Member States. In this study, the cases of the German Elterngeld reforms are applied to scrutinise the influences of these three strategies on domestic policy-making. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Effect of Work-Family Reconciliation Policies on First-Birth Childbearing Intentions in Poland and Sweden

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Matilda Rehn; [2015]
    Keywords : Work-family reconciliation policies; childbearing intentions; Poland; Sweden;

    Abstract : Many countries in Europe have experienced fertility below replacement level for a long period of time. Population ageing and difficulties in sustaining current living standards follow low fertility levels. READ MORE

  4. 3. What Choice of Equality for Workers with Family Responsibilities?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Heleen Jääger; [2015]
    Keywords : international labour law; formal equality; substantive equality; equality of treatment; equality of opportunity; equality of results; family responsibilities discrimination; workers with family responsibilities; gender stereotypes; transformative equality; parental leave; Estonia; social partners; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Gone are the days when women were exclusively confined to care work in the private sphere and men dominated in the public sphere. Still, the increase in the number of women in gainful employment has not engendered a more equitable division of family responsibilities inside the family unit. READ MORE