"An analysis of the enormous changes in women's economic lives around the world, from the family to the labour market. This book examines topics such as the effect of rising women's wages and improved labour market opportunities on marriage, the ways in which more reliable contraception has...

In 1933, the German government introduced the marriage loan for newlyweds, a policy aimed at increasing marriages and births as well as male employment, which entailed a work ban for the wife and sizeable credit deductions for children. This paper illustrates that the policy was rather...

"This book discusses the relationship between women's labour force participation and fertility rates in developed nations. It shows a positive relationship between women's workforce participation and childbirth. It theorises a new approach to explaining this 'fertility paradox' that looks at...

In der Corona-Krise erleben wir einen Rückfall auf eine Rollenverteilung zwischen Müttern und Vätern wie in alten Zeiten. Staatshilfen müssen deshalb überprüft werden, ob sie Frauen und Männern gleichermaßen nützen.

"Stories about women in the workforce permeate newspapers, magazines--virtually all media formats devoted to news and commentary in contemporary society. Women's movement into the paid workforce has transformed their lives--and those of their families-and has in many ways reshaped society. This...

Die Studie leistet einen Beitrag zur Darstellung der außerhäuslichen Frauenberufstätigkeit in den ersten beiden Jahrzehnten nach Gründung der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Die berufliche und private Situation von Frauen, die in dieser Zeit in einer peripheren Region außerhäuslich...

Introduction -- Research Localities and Research Methodology -- Locality, Power and Career Opportunity -- City Connectivity, Mobility and Translocality -- Workplace, Culture and Career Mobility: Gender Dynamics in Banks -- Work and Family: Cooperation and Resistance -- Conclusions: Gender,...