Conciliación de la vida laboral y familiar en España

Abstract

Reconciliation of family and work is one of the most important challenges of the society. In the second half of the 20th century, began the incorporation of women into the labour market. In the present paper, I will discuss the socio-demographic, economic and cultural changes that is present into this phenomenon and have located this issue in the foreground of political agendas. The three points of an imaginary triangle that we use to analyze the current situation in Spain in conciliation are: the participation of the State in the field of normative and legislative, the role of enterprises as a main supplier of families and the regeneration of new family models (Chinchilla. Moragas. 2009). I will mention here the case of Sweden as antithesis to the Spanish situation; where reconciling work - family situation is already applied in real terms.