Feminist scholars have long pointed out the relevance of the unpaid
work that goes on within European households in sustaining the
well-being of the continent's populations. However, care work and
domestic labour continue to be largely unremunerated and unequally
distributed by gender. This unique volume of interdisciplinary
essays casts new light on the roles that households play in
securing the well-being of individuals and families, uncovering the
processes of bargaining and accommodation, and conflict and
compromise that underpin them. Contributors put gender at the
centre of their analyses, demonstrating the uneven experiences of
men and women as both providers and receivers of welfare in
European households, in both the past and the present. As European
states grapple with changing family forms, a growing population of
dependent people, increased participation of women in labour
markets and a profound shift in the nature and organisation of
work, this book makes a timely contribution to our understanding of
the critical role played by households in mediating processes of
economic and social change. It offers new challenges to scholars,
researchers and policy makers eager to address gender inequalities
and enhance well-being. This book is the second of four volumes
being published as part of Ashgate's 'Gender and Well-Being' series
that arise from a programme of international symposia funded by the
European Science Foundation under the auspices of COST (European
Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research).
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