This book chronicles the evolution of women's participation in the labour force in Ireland over the last five decades. It will be a valuable resource for courses in the sociology of work and the family, gender studies, social psychology and Irish studies.

Margret Fine-Davis is Senior Research Fellow (Emerita), Department of Sociology, Trinity College Dublin. Her research focuses on changing gender-role attitudes and social-psychological and policy issues related to women's employment in Ireland and Europe. Her books include Gender Roles in Ireland: Three Decades of Attitude Change (Routledge, 2015) and Changing Gender Roles and Attitudes to Family Formation in Ireland (Manchester University Press, 2016).

1. Background and Introduction 2. Method 3. Social-Psychological Predictors of Employment Status of Married Women 4. Effects of Housework vs. Employment on Married Women's Well-being 5. Denial of Discrimination? Attitudinal and Other Barriers to Women's Equal Participation in the Workplace 6. Attitudes to Childcare and the Evolution of Childcare Policy 7. Work-Life Balance and Well-being 8. Implications for Men, Gender Relations and Social Policy