The female condition in Italy: a European debate on family-work reconciliation

Journal title QUADERNI DI ECONOMIA DEL LAVORO
Author/s Gabriella Pappadà
Publishing Year 2020 Issue 2019/110 Language Italian
Pages 22 P. 51-72 File size 219 KB
DOI 10.3280/QUA2019-110003
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This article focuses on combining professional development and family which affects the female world in a powerful way. The first part presents a comparison between some European countries and the Italian regions based on indicators from the labor market and the level of education among women. The next part analyses some indicators on maternity care services, highlighting the different European models. The article concludes with a logistic regression on the micro-data from the Italian Labor Forces and reflections on policies to promote family-work management.

Keywords: Work life balance, female employment, labour policies, family poli-cies, fertility rates

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Gabriella Pappadà, La condizione femminile in Italia: un confronto europeo sulla conciliazione famiglia-lavoro in "QUADERNI DI ECONOMIA DEL LAVORO" 110/2019, pp 51-72, DOI: 10.3280/QUA2019-110003