75 research outputs found
Informal and formal reconciliation strategies of older peoples’ working carers: the European carers@work project
Faced with a historically unprecedented process of demographic ageing, many European societies implemented pension reforms in recent years to extend working lives. Although aimed at rebalancing public pension systems, this approach has the unintended side effect that it also extends the number of years in which working carers have to juggle the conflicting demands of employment and caregiving. This not only impinges on working carers’ well-being and ability to continue providing care but also affects European enterprises’ capacity to generate growth which increasingly relies on ageing workforces. The focus of this paper will thus be a cross-national comparison of individual reconciliation strategies and workplace-related company policies aimed at enabling working carers to reconcile both conflicting roles in four different European welfare states: Germany, Italy, Poland, and the United Kingdom
The Impact of Social Support Networks on Maternal Employment: A Comparison of West German, East German and Migrant Mothers of Pre-School Children
Women’s Fertility and Employment Decisions Under Two Political Systems – Comparing East and West Germany Before Reunification
Work Life Balance up in the Air – Does Gender Make a Difference between Female and Male International Business Travelers?
Demand Inducement, Crowding in and the German Riester Pension Scheme: An Empirical Analysis (in German)
Children in Family Policy Discourses in Germany: From Invisible Family Members to Society's Great Hope
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