Women in and out of paid work; Contents; List of figures and tables; Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Conceptualising influences onwomen's employment transitions: from various sociological and economic theories towards an integrated approach; 3. The different Italian and British contexts: the link to women's employment patterns; 4. Method, data and hypotheses; 5. Who leaves the labour market and who returns? The changing effect of marriage and children; 6. 'Her' and 'his' education and class: new polarisations in work histories; 7. Conclusions; References; Appendix; Index
Summary
Comparing the situation in Italy and the UK, this is an exploration of the increasing entry of women into the labour market, and their tendency to remain there after having children
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-213) and index
