How is women’s employment shaped by family and domestic responsibilities? This book, written by leading experts in the field, examines twenty-five years of change in women’s employment and addresses the challenges facing women today.

This paper discusses interpretations and practical requirements for fulfilling informed consent on social surveys, particularly in the health field, in order to achieve a balance between two competing principles: the public good of carrying out high-quality survey research which requires...

Data from a study on ambulatory medical care in two Swiss cantons are used to describe the characteristics of consultations delivered to patients 65 years old and over. The differences with younger patients are presented. The elderly generally suffer from different diseases, and their problems...