Catherine Hakim, Senior Research Fellow, London School of Economics

A compelling book, original in its approach and its theoretical development ... An important contribution of Work-Lifestyle Choices in the 21st Century comes in the consideration Hakim gives to the implications of preference theory for the impact of public policies on women's (and men's) choices about employment, family, and the combination of the two.

• 1. Introduction ; 2. The failure to predict ; 3. Causes of the new scenario ; 4. The polarisation of preferences and behaviour ; 5. Things are different in the younger generation ; 6. Heterogeneous preferences ; 7. Marriage markets and educational equality ; 8. Policy applications ; 9. Preferences among men ; 10. Conclusion

Catherine Hakim, Senior Research Fellow, London School of Economics

A compelling book, original in its approach and its theoretical development ... An important contribution of Work-Lifestyle Choices in the 21st Century comes in the consideration Hakim gives to the implications of preference theory for the impact of public policies on women's (and men's) choices about employment, family, and the combination of the two.

• 1. Introduction ; 2. The failure to predict ; 3. Causes of the new scenario ; 4. The polarisation of preferences and behaviour ; 5. Things are different in the younger generation ; 6. Heterogeneous preferences ; 7. Marriage markets and educational equality ; 8. Policy applications ; 9. Preferences among men ; 10. Conclusion

Catherine Hakim, Senior Research Fellow, London School of Economics

A compelling book, original in its approach and its theoretical development ... An important contribution of Work-Lifestyle Choices in the 21st Century comes in the consideration Hakim gives to the implications of preference theory for the impact of public policies on women's (and men's) choices about employment, family, and the combination of the two.

• 1. Introduction ; 2. The failure to predict ; 3. Causes of the new scenario ; 4. The polarisation of preferences and behaviour ; 5. Things are different in the younger generation ; 6. Heterogeneous preferences ; 7. Marriage markets and educational equality ; 8. Policy applications ; 9. Preferences among men ; 10. Conclusion