Download or read book Women, Men, Work and Family in Europe written by R. Crompton and published by Springer. This book was released on 2007-04-11 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social changes including an increase in dual-earner families, declining fertility, and growing problems of work-life 'balance' are underway as more women, particularly mothers, enter and remain in paid employment. The authors explore this in a number of European countries (Britain, France, The Netherlands, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Portugal).