Taking the new global economy into account, the expert contributors to this book examine the conflicts between different types of feminisms, revise old debates about `equality’ and `difference’ in the gendered nature of work and care, and propose new and innovative policy solutions.

Contents: Introduction: What’s New About Gender Inequalities in the 21st Century? Jacqueline Scott, Rosemary Crompton and Clare Lyonette PART I: FAMILY AND LABOUR MARKET CHANGE 1. Becoming Adult: The Persisting Importance of Class and Gender Ingrid Schoon 2. Class Reproduction, Occupational Inheritance and Occupational Choices Fiona Devine 3. Ethnic Differences in Women’s Economic Activity: A Focus on Pakistani and Bangladeshi Women Angela Dale and Sameera Ahmed PART II: OCCUPATIONAL STRUCTURES AND WELFARE REGIMES 4. Gender and the Post-industrial Shift Janette Webb 5. Penalties of Part-time Work Across Europe Tracey Warren 6. Feminising Professions in Britain and France: How Countries Differ Nicky Le Feuvre PART III: THE CHALLENGE OF INTEGRATING FAMILY AND WORK 7. Gender Segregation and Bargaining in Domestic Labour: Evidence from Longitudinal Time-use Data Man Yee Kan and Jonathan Gershuny 8. Family, Class and Gender ‘Strategies’ in Mothers’ Employment and Childcare Rosemary Crompton and Clare Lyonette 9. Perceptions of Quality of Life: Gender Differences Across the Life Course Jacqueline Scott, Anke C. Plagnol and Jane Nolan PART IV: UNDERSTANDING INEQUALITIES 10. Within-Household Inequalities Across Classes? Management and Control of Money Fran Bennett, Jerome De Henau and Sirin Sung 11. Restructuring Gender Relations: Women’s Labour Market Participation and Earnings Inequality Among Households Gunn Elisabeth Birkelund and Arne Mastekaasa PART V: CONFRONTING COMPLEXITY 12. Feminist Policies and Feminist Conflicts: Daddy’s Care or Mother’s Milk? Anne Lise Ellingsæter 13. A Mysterious Commodity: Capitalism and Femininity Mary Evans Index

‘This authoritative book, which brings together chapters by many of the leading experts on the topic, documents the new barriers and continuing constraints that still stand in the way of gender equality. It is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the persisting inequalities of gender and class in work and family life.’