Demographic changes, a more diverse workforce, business imperatives and government
policy have been driving work-life balance up the agenda. There appears to be an …

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 …

This paper provides an empirical examination of women's work histories following a first
birth, their sex‐role attitudes, and the relationship between attitudes and work history. In the …

Data from two British cohort studies show that women with children have lower wages than
childless women. We develop an innovative decomposition of this' family gap'. The crude …

The prevalence of women in part‐time work continues to be a distinguishing feature of
female employment in Britain. Using data from the BHPS, this article analyses the evolution …

This article uses work-life history data from the British Household Panel Survey (1991-2001)
to examine married/cohabiting women's work histories and their gender-role attitudes …

Business influence on social policy 1 Defining the variables and scope of this book 2
Theoretical framework 4 Investigating business power and influence on social policy 6 …

This paper explores factors related to the use, amount and type of non-maternal child care
infants experience in their first year, reporting on a prospective longitudinal study of 1201 …

BACKGROUND: In the light of sub-optimal uptake of the measles, mumps, and rubella
(MMR) vaccination, we investigated the factors that influence the intentions of mothers to …

Since 1997, Labour has developed a wide range of policies on childcare services, care
leaves and flexible working hours. In 2000, the term 'work‐life balance'was introduced and …