Can Transitional Labour Markets Contribute to a Less Traditional Gender Division of Labour?

This paper seeks to clarify how the Transitional Labour Market concept can contribute to building an institutional framework able to progressively transform the current 'parity caregiver' and 'universal breadwinner' models into a 'universal caregiver' model. To this end, the paper will analyse the social policies and institutions that have been put in place in a number of European Union member states, examining also their impact on gender equality.