This report discusses the respective positions of, and relationships between, men and women households and on the labour market. The level of gender inequality and changes in the allocations of tasks within the family are measured by comparing the existing situation with the results of studies conducted 30 years ago. The report concludes that although the status of women in the family has improved, traditional role patterns still survive. The time which both fathers and mothers spend with young children has increased and non-marital cohabitation is now widespread.
Government policy is also more geared to facilitating the combination of employment and care tasks.