The article reviews the available quantitative evidence on the relationship between explicit
family policy and women's employment outcomes in 45 high‐income countries between …

The ongoing period fertility decline in the Nordic countries is particularly strong in Finland,
where the total fertility rate (TFR) reached an all-time low of 1.41 in 2018. We analyse the …

Gender equality has been one of the defining projects of European welfarestates. It has
proven an elusive goal, not just because of political opposition but also due to a lack of …

In this study, we examine the self-reported subjective well-being (SWB) of youth who are 'not
in employment, education or training'(NEET) across 24 countries in Europe. Theorizing from …

Many organizations in Europe offer work–life policies to enable men and women to combine
work with family life. The authors argue that the availability of organizational work–life …

There is a broad consensus across European states and the EU that social and economic
inequality is a problem that needs to be addressed. Yet inequality policy is notoriously …

Despite scholarly debate on the topic of success, how women define career success
remains unclear. For many decades, research on the concept of success has largely used …

Unequal divisions of paid work and care among new parents contribute to increasing
inequalities. One explanation for this is joint utility maximization and the benefits of partners …

The Nordic countries consist of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden and their
associated territories, the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland. They share historical and …

In this article, we address two inter-related questions. Are there gender differences in the
level and the pattern of intergenerational class mobility? If so, do these differences show up …