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This book is published open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This open access book provides an overview of childlessness throughout Europe. It offers a collect

How do women fare in a society that is characterized by a set of institutions that promote income stability over the life course and thereby maintain and even a

Under communism there was, in the countries of Eastern Europe, a high level of gender equality in the labour market, particularly in terms of high participation

This open access book examines the triangle between family, gender, and health in Europe from a demographic perspective. It helps to understand patterns and tre