This volume explores the intersections of welfare, gender, and mothering work in the context this political reality. It explores austerity and the policies of n

This book explains why countries have adopted different policies for working parents through a comparative historical study of four nations: France, the Netherl

Early in the twentieth century, maternal and child welfare evolved from a private family responsibility into a matter of national policy. Molly Ladd-Taylor expl

This book examines the effects of work requirements imposed by welfare reform on low-income women and their families. The authors pay particular attention to th

This work focuses on the social constructions of motherhood in Scandinavia and discusses questions of central concern to western industrialized nations, asking