Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Theories of welfare state and work-family policy reform; 3 Design and evolution of work-family policies: a European comparative overview; 4 Policy developments in Germany and Italy: from a shared focus on the male-breadwinner model to diverging paths after the 1990s; 5 How normative beliefs and voting behavior shape party competition on work-family policies; 6 Women's descriptive representation: the more, the better?
7 Work-family policy reform processes in Germany: continuous change towards dual-earner model support8 Italy: no consensus for change; 9 Conclusion; Appendices; Index
