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Policy implications of changing family formation (Population studies No. 49) (16/02/2006)

Modern European societies are witnessing a number of key changes in family structures, such as postponed parenthood, low fertility, single parenting and increased divorce rates. As a consequence of the radical changes taking place in our societies, family policies often result in a complex set of targeted and sometimes contradictory measures and forms of public intervention. The three authors of this volume review the major demographic challenges posed by changing patterns in family and family formation and strive to identify possible policy responses by governments. They stress the need for all levels of government and the private sector to adopt an integrated and balanced approach to policy in order to create cohesive and family-friendly societies. This volume is a thematic compilation of the background papers on the policy implications of changing family formations prepared for the European Population Conference (Strasbourg, 7-8 April 2005)

Author(s) :Linda Hantrais, Dimiter Philipov, Francesco C. Billari

Obituary Margaret Bennett

Margaret Bennett, the Co-ordinator of EWLA’s Family Working Group died this month (January 2005) at the age of 58.
Anyone who has attended a EWLA conference with her will recall her questions at our sessions which could be relied upon to provoke thought.
In addition to her support for EWLA’s work, Margaret was a practising family lawyer of international reputation. She also chaired the IBA’s Family Law Committee and travelled and spoke extensively on this subject.
In the international legal world, particularly but not exclusively amongst women, she will be sadly missed.

Turkey has changed the law in January 2003: 114 (35 of them in Istanbul) new Family Courts, dealing also with violence against women (according to the law of January 17, 1998), have been created,in cities with more than 100.000 inhabitants.
Nach der Verabschiedung des Tuerkischen Gesetzes über die Einrichtung von Familiengerichten, das am 17.1.2003 in Kraft trat, wurden 114 dieser Gerichte eingerichtet, davon 35 sind in Istanbul. Familiengerichte sind für Faelle im Zusammenhang mit dem Familienrecht und mit dem Gesetz zum Schutz der Familie vor Gewalt, das am 17.1.1998 in Kraft trat, zustaendig. Ihre Aufgabe ist es, schuetzende, erzieherische und soziale Massnahmen für Kinder und Erwachsene zu greifen, die auch den finanziellen Schutz der Familie umfassen. Familiengerichte werden in allen Staedten mit über 100.000 Einwohnern eingerichtet.

New ILO Report on reconciling family and job:
The year 2004 marks the tenth anniversary of the International Year of the Family. The ILO has taken this opportunity to highlight the problems faced by individuals with family commitments when they wish to start and hold on to a job or earn a decent living. To this end, the ILO has compiled a new report entitled How are workes with family respnisibilities faring in the workplace? The report highlights the changes that have taken place during the 20th century which have led to problems in terms of care for children left at home alone, the increasing number of women in paid employment, and the rural exodus (and the resulting loss of direct contact with the extended family). Workers in six countries were interviewed (Botswana, the United States, Honduras, Mexico, Russia and Vietnam) and their comments help to illustrate the importance of the ILO Convention (no. 156) on workers with family responsibilities, which was adopted in 1981 but has, to date, been ratified by only 36 countries.

ILO Report

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