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@article{ Hantrais2005, title = {Women’s Choices in Europe: Striking the Work-life Balance}, author = {Hantrais, Linda and Ackers, Peter}, journal = {European Journal of Industrial Relations}, number = {2}, pages = {197-212}, volume = {11}, year = {2005}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1177/0959680105053963}, urn = {https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-222550}, abstract = {The article presents evidence from interviews in France, Spain and Poland to explore how individual actors make choices about their work-life balance. It shows that choice is a complex, contingent, and relative concept, which is both facilitated and obstructed by public policies and working regulations. Despite differences in national and sub-national policy contexts, institutional and cultural norms and expectations, the article draws the conclusion that family-friendly issues need to be mainstreamed and that the concerns of families should be added to those of the state, trade unions and employers on the agenda for negotiating work-life balance. It is also argued that the focus and scope of industrial relations need to be rethought to take account of the gendered nature of employment relationships.}, }