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Reconciling Work and Family Life in EU Law and Policy was published by Palgrave Macmillan on 20 January.

Reconciling Work and Family Life in EU Law and Policy

New publication co-authored by Eugenia Caracciolo di Torella, Lecturer in Law

The tension that exists in trying to combine family and work responsibilities has long been acknowledged by the European Union. Since its timid introduction onto the agenda in the early 1970s, reconciliation between work and family life has developed into a fully-fledged principle of EU law and policy. This has been made possible by changes in the economic context, as well as in society and in family structures. Consequently, mothers now take for granted their productive and reproductive roles whilst, at the same time, fathers are more willing to participate in their children’s daily upbringing. More generally, it is increasingly the case that employees have family responsibilities, which are not limited to child rearing but also include caring for elderly and/or dependent members of the family.

It follows that, reconciliation between work and family life is an evolving concept which needs to be constantly re assessed.

This book explores the development of this principle and its implications for the EU legal order. It offers an innovative conceptual framework which aims to further our understanding of the ongoing changes in this area.

Eugenia Caracciolo di Torella is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Leicester, UK. Her main area of research is the analysis of the principle of gender equality in different areas of law.

Annick Masselot is a Senior Lecturer in European Law at the University of Leeds, UK and an International Outgoing Marie Curie Fellow at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. Her research interests focus on EU law, gender equality and social policy.

• Title: Reconciling Work and Family Life in EU Law and Policy
• Authors: Eugenia Caracciolo di Torella and Annick Masselot
• ISBN: 9780230543058
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Price: £50.00
• Published: 20 Jan 2010
• Pages: 216

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