Pursuing Gender Equality in a “Multi-Active Society”
Declining birth rates, decreasing employment rates among mothers, and the renunciation of motherhood are increasingly considered major risks, connected to the demography and levels of social welfare in “developed” countries. Although the financial and budgetary crises of the last few years affect all social contracts, they particularly threaten the dynamics of gender equality and worsen the conditions for a work-family balance. Policymakers...