Gender equality, part‐time work and segregation in Europe

Abstract

This article shows how both segregation by sex and segregation by hours shape the occupational space of part‐time workers. The level of segregation by sex varies according to the shares of full‐time and part‐time work in total employment, and the trade‐off between increasing the volume of female employment and decreasing segregation by sex is much stronger for full‐time work. The author argues that there is less segregation by sex in part‐time work than in full‐time work, and that it is the gap between the volume of male and female part‐time employment that determines the effect of part‐time work on segregation in total employment.

Intra-household commuting choices and local labour markets

“…Given the spatial aspects of job search, conditions in the local labour market will feed through to commute times; poorer local job prospects will force workers to travel farther to seek a job, or to obtain better wages or terms and conditions. In addition, the unequal distribution of male and female employment across the occupational and industrial structure, and in particular the segregation of women into a narrower range of employment than men (Sparreboom, 2014;Pan, 2015), means that it is necessary to account for the gendered nature of local labour markets in order to properly take account of the local conditions faced by both spouses.…”

Skill Mismatch and Public Policy in OECD Countries

“…Part-time workers are more likely to be mismatched (Column 1). Occupational choices in part-time work could be more limited, raising the probability of over-skilling and a switch from full-time to part-time employment could entail occupational downgrading (Sparreboom, 2014;Connolly and Gregory, 2008). 24 Finally, workers in the public sector are less likely to be mismatched in terms of skills (Column 1).…”

Conciliación de la Vida Laboral y Familiar en Mujeres en Formación Ocupacional

“…Esta acumulación de tarea es conocida como "doble presencia" (Balbo, 1994). La existencia de esta desigual carga de trabajo hace que se desarrollen variadas estrategias de ajuste para dar respuesta a las exigencias tanto del ámbito productivo como del reproductivo, como la división sexual del trabajo y la separación de roles entre hombres y mujeres por un lado (Dueñas Fernández, Iglesias Fernández & Llorente Heras, 2014;Sparreboom, 2014), así como a través de la acumulación de tareas, es decir, la doble jornada para las mujeres (Durán, 2004).…”