Showing papers in "Community, Work & Family in 2021"
43 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore the work-life balance (WLB) crafting strategies of employees with telecommuting work arrangements during the COVID-19 pandemic and find that the majority of the telecommutes were made by women.
Abstract: The purpose of this study is to explore the work-life balance (WLB) crafting strategies of employees with telecommuting work arrangements during the COVID-19 pandemic. Qualitative data from 112 emp...
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TL;DR: In this paper, the relationship between gender, working conditions, occupational gender composition and wages was investigated to test the support for the mother-friendly job hypothesis in the family-frien...
Abstract: The relationship between gender, working conditions, occupational gender composition and wages is investigated to test the support for the mother-friendly job hypothesis in the family-frien...
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TL;DR: The number of dual-income families in Nigeria is on the increase due to economic and educational changes occurring in the country as mentioned in this paper. Despite this shift, the exclusive traditional demands on women in...
Abstract: The number of dual-income families in Nigeria is on the increase due to economic and educational changes occurring in the country. Despite this shift, the exclusive traditional demands on women in ...
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe the need for working parents in the United States to develop creative and resourceful approaches when managing work and family responsibilities, and propose a limited policy framework.
Abstract: All-consuming expectations and a limited policy framework require working parents in the United States to develop creative and resourceful approaches when managing work and family responsibilities....
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TL;DR: In contrast, labour studies on men have rarely considered their family inv... as mentioned in this paper, who have carefully examined how being daughters, wives, and mothers influences women's labour process, and how being a daughter, a wife, and a mother influenced women's labor process.
Abstract: Labour scholars have carefully examined how being daughters, wives, and mothers influences women’s labour process. In contrast, labour studies on men have rarely considered their family inv...
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors use emerging evidence to reflect on the consequences of Covid-19 for various aspects of workers' wellbeing and emphasise how COVID-19 exacerbates existing...
Abstract: In this Voices article, we use emerging evidence to reflect on the consequences of Covid-19 for various aspects of workers' wellbeing. This brief review emphasises how COVID-19 exacerbates existing...
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TL;DR: The guilt that mothers feel about the time and energy that they invest in work instead of their family is often proposed to be an important reason for why mothers "opt-out" the career track as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: The guilt that mothers feel about the time and energy that they invest in work instead of their family is often proposed to be an important reason for why mothers ‘opt-out’ the career track. We sou...
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TL;DR: The authors used a life-history grid to collect narrative data on the labor market transitions of young people aged 20-34 (n = 98) in order to analyze the support provided by relatives in the Barcel...
Abstract: This paper uses a life-history grid to collect narrative data on the labor market transitions of young people aged 20–34 (n = 98) in order to analyze the support provided by relatives in the Barcel...
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TL;DR: The world is still reeling from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and many lost their jobs as discussed by the authors, and it was during this pandemic that people payed more attention to freelancing.
Abstract: The world is still reeling from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many lost their jobs. It was during this pandemic that people payed more attention to freelancing. However, even before the pan...
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TL;DR: In recent years, however, it appears that numerous Palestinian women have migrated to Bee... as discussed by the authors, in order to escape the internal and external obstacles of internal migration among Palestinian citizens in Israel.
Abstract: Internal migration among Palestinian citizens in Israel is limited by both internal and external obstacles. In recent years, however, it appears that numerous Palestinian women have migrated to Bee...
TL;DR: In this article, the relative centrality of life domains among ultra-Orthodox men in Israel was examined and the results showed that life domains were the most important domains for men in ultra-orthodox communities.
Abstract: The Ultra-Orthodox population is the fastest growing population in Israel and this study is the first to examine the relative centrality of life domains among Ultra-Orthodox men in Israel and compa...
TL;DR: In this paper, the allocation of family work among male carer/female breadwinner couples in comparison to traditional couples was explored in an attempt to identify the most change-resista couples.
Abstract: This study aimed to explore the allocation of family work among male carer/female breadwinner couples in comparison to traditional couples, in an attempt to identify the most change-resista...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined work-family conflict (WFC) from a gender perspective among Arab-Palestinian academics in Israel who hold multiple jobs and have families with dependent children.
Abstract: The current study examines Work-family conflict (WFC) from a gender perspective among Arab-Palestinian academics in Israel who hold multiple jobs and have families with dependent children. The find...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors assess the contribution of part-time employment to the gender gap in low pay for UK employees 1996-2016 and find that there has been a sustained decline in the importance of par...
Abstract: This article assesses the contribution of part-time employment to the gender gap in low pay for UK employees 1996–2016. Over this period, there has been a sustained decline in the importance of par...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used data from around 3150 employees who participated in wave 10 (2017-2018) of the German Family Panel Survey (pairfam) and found that the positive association between working from home and family-to-work conflict was mainly present among women with traditional gender role attitudes.
Abstract: Previous studies have shown that societal norms around gender roles can shape gender-based outcomes of working from home. This paper extends these findings to see how individuals’ gender role attitudes can moderate the relationship between working from home and work–family conflict, but again with varying outcomes for men and women. We use data from around 3150 employees who participated in wave 10 (2017–2018) of the German Family Panel Survey (pairfam). Results suggest that compared to employees with fixed work locations, those who work from home report higher levels of family-to-work conflict, but not higher work-to-family conflict. Positive associations between working from home and both types of work–family conflict are found only for women, not for men. Specifically, the positive association between working from home and family-to-work conflict is mainly present among women with traditional gender role attitudes, while the positive association between working from home and work-to-family conflict is mainly present among women with egalitarian gender role attitudes. No such variation, however, was found for men. This study highlights the importance of taking gender and gender role attitudes into account when examining the consequences of working from home.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyse how subjective work-family conflict is experienced by different self-employed men and women in comparison to employees and informal workers in Europe and find that the subjective work family conflict is different for different individuals.
Abstract: This article aims at analysing how subjective work-family conflict is experienced by different self-employed men and women in comparison to employees and informal workers in Europe. Firstly, it foc...
TL;DR: In this paper, the role of parenthood ideologies on the micro and meso level as individual determinants to take up parental leave among fathers in Belgium was investigated. Belgian parental leave policies ar...
Abstract: This study focuses on the role of parenthood ideologies on the micro and meso level as individual determinants to take up parental leave among fathers in Belgium. Belgian parental leave policies ar...
TL;DR: Covid-19 left many employees with life-altering challenges, such as deaths or illnesses of loved ones, health problems, and economic upheavals as mentioned in this paper, and even during ordinary years, adverse events affect around 50%...
Abstract: Covid-19 left many employees with life-altering challenges— deaths or illnesses of loved ones, health problems, and economic upheavals. Even during ordinary years, adverse events affect around 50% ...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors start from the premise that family care work is more than an individual struggle and it is a public issue requiring collective engagement towards structural change. But how do carers them?
Abstract: This paper starts from the premise that family care work is more than an individual struggle – it is a public issue requiring collective engagement towards structural change. But how do carers them...
TL;DR: The authors highlighted recent scholarship that clarifies the nature of inequality as it emerges at the intersection of today's workplaces and homes, and brought together scholarly works presente e.g., The authors.
Abstract: This special issue showcases recent scholarship that clarifies the nature of inequality as it emerges at the intersection of today's workplaces and homes. We bring together scholarly works presente...
TL;DR: Workplace flexibility is perceived to benefit parents yet evidence of the effectiveness of formal work arrangements in promoting parents' health is mixed, and few have evaluated informal flexibiliti... as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Workplace flexibility is perceived to benefit parents yet evidence of the effectiveness of formal work arrangements in promoting parents’ health is mixed, and few have evaluated informal flexibilit...
TL;DR: The importance of promoting men's participation in childcare has been recognized since the ratification of the International Conference on Population and Development Programme of Action (ICPD PoA) in 1990 as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Since the ratification of the International Conference on Population and Development Programme of Action (ICPD PoA), the importance of promoting men’s participation in childcare has been recognized...
TL;DR: The country will continue to experience an upward trend in the size of this sub-population, yet there are limited government measure to measure the effect of older adults in Nigeria.
Abstract: Nigeria is home to the highest number of older adults in Africa. The country will continue to experience an upward trend in the size of this sub-population, yet there are limited government measure...
TL;DR: In this article, a theoretical framework of women empowerment developed from an intervention in South India is presented, which is unique in that, in addition to common empowerment indicators, it also includes common women empowerment indicators.
Abstract: This paper presents a theoretical framework of women’s empowerment developed from an intervention in South India The framework is unique in that, in addition to common empowerment indicators, it e
TL;DR: Using a nationally representative sample from the 2012 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, this paper evaluated the retirement savings of 994 older male US workers (ages 47-55) by their...
Abstract: Using a nationally representative sample from the 2012 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, this study evaluates the retirement savings of 994 older male US workers (ages 47–55) by their ...
TL;DR: Although the high levels in Latin America, women's necessity-driven entrepreneurship is a field that has been little explored as mentioned in this paper and contemporary research suggests that entrepreneurs may experience less difficulties than men.
Abstract: Although the high levels in Latin America, women’s necessity-driven entrepreneurship is a field that has been little explored. Contemporary research suggests that entrepreneurs may experience less ...
TL;DR: In this paper, a qualitative study interviewing 16 families with children with special health care needs was conducted, and the authors found that meeting work and family demands can be challenging for all families, and even more challenging when raising a child with special healthcare needs.
Abstract: Meeting work and family demands can be challenging for all families, and even more challenging when raising a child with special health care needs. This current qualitative study interviewing 16 wo...
TL;DR: The impact and variation of these requirem... as mentioned in this paper has shown health and economic benefits to having access to paid family and medical leave, yet eligibility requirements restrict coverage, yet these eligibility requirements are difficult to meet.
Abstract: Research has shown health and economic benefits to having access to paid family and medical leave, yet eligibility requirements restrict coverage. The impact and variation of these requirem...
TL;DR: Findings suggest that disadvantaged couples remain disproportionately exposed to schedules associated with negative outcomes for family well-being across the life course, urging greater attention to the distribution of nonstandard schedules at the couple-level.
Abstract: Though employment outside of regular daytime business hours has remained high since the 1990s, trends in nonstandard employment schedules over the life course and across households remain under-examined. The consequences of nonstandard scheduling extend to workers, their spouse, and children, urging greater attention to the distribution of nonstandard schedules at the couple-level. Using all three waves of the National Survey of Families and Households, this article examines the prevalence, persistence and sociodemographic patterns of rotating and night employment at the couple-level, following 913 married couples in the United States as they aged from the late 1980s to early 2000s. Though aging reduced the likelihood that couples had one or both spouses working nonstandard hours, roughly one-third of couples with nonstandard scheduling continued to experience nonstandard schedules during the subsequent observation period. Nonstandard schedules were stratified by education and race/ethnicity. This stratification persisted as couples aged, even after controlling for prior work schedules. Findings suggest that disadvantaged couples remain disproportionately exposed to schedules associated with negative outcomes for family well-being across the life course.