Abstract
The ways family members combine paid and unpaid work—work–family patterns—have evolved throughout history, in parallel with changes in gender relations and gender equality.
However, cross-country variations in work–family patterns are still marked.
This chapter analyses the evolution of employment patterns within the family after the Second World War from a gendered welfare regime perspective. Belonging to a given gendered welfare regime type has, in general, a strong explanative power in accounting for the design of work–family arrangements. Nevertheless, some countries are departing from what is expected, giving a more nuanced picture of the idea of a typical linear historical evolution, common to all industrialised countries, from a ‘male breadwinner family’ to a ‘dual full-time earner family’.
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Appendices
Appendix 1: Log Female Employment Against Log Children Aged Under 15
Appendix 2: Log Female Employment Against Log Women Having Completed Tertiary Level of Education
Appendix 3: Log Female Employment Against Log Employment in Public and Care Services
Appendix 4: Log Female Full-Time Employment Against Log Women Having Completed Secondary or Tertiary Levels of Education
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Reimat, A. (2019). Gendered Welfare Regimes, Work–Family Patterns and Women’s Employment. In: Diebolt, C., Rijpma, A., Carmichael, S., Dilli, S., Störmer, C. (eds) Cliometrics of the Family. Studies in Economic History. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99480-2_12
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