“Double yes” but for whom? Gender Innovation in Italian Families

This paper analyses gender relations in Italy with an emphasis on work-life balance. Despite the fact that the expression “double yes” – meaning yes to participation in the labour market and yes to motherhood – has recently become a popular and optimistic thesis in several Italian public debates on women at work, realities are more complex. Debates on work-life balance enable us to better understand the full scope of labour relations by considering both the domestic and paid labour spheres.