Gonzalez, Maria Jose; Jurado, Teresa; Naldini, Manuela

• Introduction - interpreting the transformation of gender inequalities in southern Europe, Maria Jose Gonzalez et al; women's flexible work and family responsibilities in Greece, Nota Kyriazis; development and equality between women and men in the Portuguese labour market, Isabel Margarida Andre, Paulo Areosa Feio; the family paradigm in the Italian welfare state, 1947-1996, Franca Bimbi; social rights of women with children - lone mothers and poverty in Italy, Germany and Great Britain, Elisabeth Rasping; gender in the reform of the Italian welfare state, Elisabeth Addis; to what extend does it pay to be better educated? education and the work market for women in Italy, Francesca Battio, Paola Vila; is the male provider model still in place? partnership formation in contemporary Spain, Marta Luxan et al; separation and divorce in Spain, Montserrat Solsona et al; political participation - exploring the gender gap in Spain, Laura Morales.