Chapter 1 Gender, Lifespan, Cultural Context and QOL

Chapter 2 Personal Well-being and Interpersonal Communication of 12–16 Year-Old Girls and Their Own Mothers: Gender and Intergenerational Issues

Chapter 3 Gender Dimensions of Life Quality for Adults in Australia

Chapter 4 Chasing the ‘Good Life’: Gender Differences in Work Aspirations of American Men and Women

Chapter 5 Gender Dimensions of Quality of Life in Algeria

Chapter 6 Mothers and Quality of Life in 26 EU Countries

Chapter 7 Gender and Age Differences in Subjective Well-being: Romania 1990–2005

Chapter 8 Quality of Life for Pregnant and Recent Parity Women in Lao PDR

Chapter 9 Gender Dimensions of Subjective Well-being in Russia

Chapter 10 Re-marry Fast, Die Young

Chapter 11 Gender Considerations on Income and Health in Latin America

Chapter 12 Subjective Well-being Across Gender and Age in Japan: An Econometric Analysis

Chapter 13 Gender Role Attitudes, Family Formation and Well-being in Ireland

Chapter 14 Gender and Quality of Life in Singapore

Chapter 16 Conclusions and Policy Implications