Gendered Policies in Europe

LINDA HANTRAIS holds a chair in the Department of European Studies at Loughborough University. She is Director of its European Research Centre and convenor of the Cross-National Research Group. Her research interests are in comparative, cross-national research, particularly with reference to social policy in the European Union. Her publications include Social Policy in the European Union and Families and Family Policies in Europe.

• List of Figures Notes on the Contributors Preface From Equal Pay to Reconciliation of Employment and Family Life; L.Hantrais The European Union and the Equal Opportunities Process; M.Stratigaki Reconciliation Policies from a Comparative Perspective; M.Lohkamp-Himmighofen & C.Dienel From Equality to Reconciliation in France?; M.T.Lanquetin, J.Laufer & M.T.Letablier Equal Opportunities Policies and the Management of Care in Germany; K.Scheiwe The Paradoxes of Italian Law and Practice; A.Del Re From Hard to Soft Law and from Equality to Reconciliation in the United Kingdom; B.Bagilhole & P.Byrne Reconciliation Policies in Spain; C.Valiente Adaptation or Diffusion of the Swedish Gender Model?; C.Bergqvist & A.C.Jungar Taking Stock and Looking Ahead; M.Threlfall Bibliography Index