In the contemporary socio-economic landscape, work-life balance has been such a significant issue that, since the 1990s, the European Union has chosen to move toward a renewed balance for parents in managing family and work life....

Harmonizing family and work time: a right and an opportunity for children

The legal study, starting with the analysis of the Directive of the European Parliament and the EU Council, 10 May 2023, no. 2023 /970 of...

Paternity leave: a legal framework

Paternity leave is essential to promote a culture of shared childcare and parenthood and to foster full gender equality in the sharing of roles and the management of working...

Motherhood and work: a legal framework
Women are the group most affected by the difficulties in balancing work and family life. In Italy, there is still a long way to go to achieve full equality of treatment with...

The reading path of this issue was edited by Sara Mazzucchelli and Maria Letizia Bosoni - Researchers in Sociology at the Catholic University of Milan, respectively at the Faculty of Psychology and the Faculty of Education Sciences....

Life and work times is the theme of Rassegna bibliografica 2/2010, edited by sociologist Rossana Trifiletti. The lecturer from the University of Florence takes as a starting point the international cultural and political debate...