The French 35-Hour Working Law and the Work–Life Balance of Parents: Friend or Foe?

Jeanne Fagnani and Marie Thérèse Letablier

Chapter 5 in Gender Divisions and Working Time in the New Economy, 2006 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Contemporary societies are characterised by new and more flexible working patterns, new family structures and widening social divisions. This book explores how these macro-level changes affect the micro organisation of daily life, with reference to working patterns and gender divisions in Northern and Western Europe and the United States.

Keywords: Development Studies; Economics and Finance; Geography; Social Policy and Sociology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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