Combining Paid Work and Family Care: Policies and Experiences in International Perspective

As populations age around the world, increasing efforts are required from both families and governments to secure care and support for older and disabled people.At the same time both women and men are expected to increase and lengthen their participation in paid work, which makes combining caring and working a burning issue for social and employment policy and economic sustainability.

International discussion about the reconciliation of work and care has previously focused mostly on childc...