This work combines a theoretical and empirical cross-national perspective to examine how societal transformations in European welfare states affect patterns of solidarity between men and women, and across generations. countries between the assumptions made at the macro-level of social policy on family issues and the reality of women's nd men's contributions at home. In countires where social policy relies on family solidarity as the main source of support, this may result in growing social inequality. Finally, the chapters reveal the crucial role of women in the transformation of family life...