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Work–life balance
About: Work–life balance is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 2252 publications have been published within this topic receiving 36240 citations. The topic is also known as: Work Life balance & work-life balance.
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TL;DR: Perceptions of resources in everyday life to balance work and private life among nurses in home help service in Sweden pointed out the complexity of work-life balance and support that the need for nurses to balance everyday life differs during different phases and transitions in life.
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Nurses in Sweden have a high absence due to illness and many retire before the age of sixty. Factors at work as well as in private life may contribute to health problems. To maintain a healthy work–force there is a need for actions on work-life balance in a salutogenic perspective. The aim of this study was to explore perceptions of resources in everyday life to balance work and private life among nurses in home help service.
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01 Jan 2011
TL;DR: Bygren, A.Duvander and T.Guillen as mentioned in this paper discussed the tension between work and private life in Spanish Dual-income Couples and concluded: "Tensions between Work and Private Life in Spanish dual-income couples S.M.Drobnic and A.Dema
Abstract: Introduction S.Drobnic & A.M.Guillen Working Hours, Autonomy, and Work-family Conflict: a Multi-level Approach H.Chung Job Quality and Work-life Balance: A Comparison of Parents and Older Workers in Europe C.Fagan & P.Walthery Job Quality, Work-family Tensions and Well-being: the Finnish Case M.Salmi & J.Lammi-Taskula Job Demands and Work-family Conflict: Empirical Evidence from Service Sector Employees in Eight European Countries B.Beham & S.Drobnic Part-time in Skilled Jobs: The Case of the U.K., the Netherlands and Spain Z.Ibanez Policies and Practices in Care T.Rostgaard Time with Children: Parents' Active Childcare in Different Family Policy Models M.Bygren, A.Duvander & T.Ferrarini Tensions between Work and Private Life in Spanish Dual-income Couples S.Dema Concluding Thoughts on Tensions between Work and Private Life and Policy Responses A.M.Guillen
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TL;DR: The authors argued that the vocabulary of choice should not be seen only as a representation of a double entanglement of neoliberalism and postfeminism, but rather as a site for entonglement, and further explored as a performative concept.
Abstract: A strong emphasis on individual choice is considered to represent a particular neoliberal culture, and choice is claimed to substitute feminism. This article argues that the vocabulary of choice should not be seen only as a representation of a double entanglement of neoliberalism and postfeminism, but rather as a site for entanglement, and further explored as a performative concept. The argument is developed though empirical analysis of media texts on women combining career and motherhood. The metaphor of work–life balance is argued to function as a gendering frame as the particular combination of motherhood and career commitment is construed as conflicting dimensions of a feminine subjectivity. Within the gendered work–life balance framing the vocabulary of choice is performative, producing dichotomies and differences by the looks of individual agency. Thus, choice is not merely ‘covering up power structures’: the vocabulary of choice performs structuring power.
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TL;DR: This article found that while HR professionals believe work-life balance policies have benefited their organization and themselves, expatriates believe quite the opposite, given the cost of expatriate assignments and the potential for work life imbalance to erode employee commitment.
Abstract: Studies by ORC Worldwide have found that long hours, travel, and other work-related factors intrude into personal lives and create stress for a significant portion of HR professionals and expatriates around the world. But while HR professionals believe work-life balance policies have benefited their organization and themselves, expatriates believe quite the opposite. Given the cost of expatriate assignments and the potential for work-life imbalance to erode employee commitment, organizations can do more to communicate and support work-life practices outside their home country, and to better prepare the expatriate and family for life in their new location.
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