The book focuses on the relationship between work and family in the context of debate about labour law and regulation. It considers not just the position of women workers (paid and unpaid) or the current preoccupation of states with developing more family-friendly workplaces but it looks at these issues within the broader context of changes taking place in the world of work as a consequence of globalization.
1. Introduction: Interrogating the Work/Family Divide,Joanne Conaghan and Kerry Rittich I Situating Debate about Work and Family 2. Work, Family, and the Discipline of Labour Law,Joanne Conaghan 3. Equity and Efficiency: International Institutions and the Work/Family Nexus,Kerry Rittich II Reimagining the Worker 4. Work/Family, Australian Labour Law, and the Normative Worker,Anna Chapman 5. The Right to Flexibility,Hugh Collins 6. ReCommodifying Time: Working Hours of 'Live-in' Domestic Workers,Guy Mundlak 7. The Family Economy versus the Labour Market (or Housework as a Legal Issue),Maria Rosaria Marella 8. Gender and Diversification of Labour Forms in Japan,Mutsuko Asakara 9. Poor Women's Work Experiences: Gaps in the 'Work/Family' Discussion,Lucy Williams III 'Family-Friendly' Labour Law 10. Work, Family, and Parenthood: The European Union Agenda,Clare McGlynn 11. Taking Leave: Work and Family in Australian Law and Policy,Rosemary Owens 12. A New Gender Contract? Work/Life Balance and Working-Time Flexibility,Judy Fudge 13. Work and Family Issues in the Transitional Countries of Central and Eastern Europe: The Case of Hungary,Csilla Kollonay Lehoczky 14. Issues of Work and Family in Japan,Hiroko Hayashi IV Conclusion: A Cautionary Tale 15. A Woman's World,Richard Michael Fischl
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