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