Decline of male breadwinner family across Europe
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There has been a decline in male breadwinner families across Europe, according to new findings from NatCen Social Research, the Institute of Education’s Thomas Coram Research Unit and the University of East Anglia (UEA).
Two-parent families where only the father works have become a minority in many European countries and make up only around a fifth (22%) of families in the UK, according to analysis of data from the EU Labour Force Survey between 2001 and 2011.
- The biggest falls in male breadwinner families were in Spain down to 28% of families in 2011 from close to half (49%) in 2001, Greece 36% down from 46% and The Netherlands 17% down from 27%.
- Levels in Germany (25%), France (22%) and the UK (22%) were more stable but are among the lowest in Europe.
The research, part of the ESRC-funded Modern Fatherhood project, will be discussed today (3 July) at the Modern Fatherhood conference – Fathers, Work and Families in 21st Century Britain – at The University of London’s Institute of...
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