Part-time work for women: Does it really help balance work and family?

Higgins, Chris; Duxbury, Linda; Johnson, Karen

doi:10.1002/(sici)1099-050x(200021)39:1<17::aid-hrm3>3.3.co;2-p

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“…In 2004, part‐timers accounted for only 4.5% of the Singapore workforce, compared to 25.4% in the UK, 18% in the US, 14.2% in Japan, and 13.3% in Hong Kong (Chiu, So, and Tam ). The incidence of part‐time workers in Singapore varies widely across industries (Singapore Ministry of Manpower ), reflecting differing business and organisational needs and supporting findings elsewhere (e.g., Higgins, Duxbury, and Johnson ) that managerial and professional work remains largely the territory of the full‐time working class.…”

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Addressing the implementation gap in flexiwork policies: the case of part‐time work in Singapore

Straughan

Tadai

2016

Asia Pac J Human Res

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This article addresses the implementation gap in the provision of work-life policies in Singapore. While both employers and government in principle endorse the ideology of flexibility in the work place, this has not yet translated into widely adopted policies. This study examines barriers and facilitators to part-time work, and highlights organisational and managerial factors contributing to the implementation gap. It is imperative in ageing societies with declining fertility rates that flexibility be mainstreamed to encourage optimum labour force participation. For both married women with childcare responsibilities and older adults, flexiwork is central to their continued economic participation. In particular, part-time work enables mothers to meaningfully integrate work and family responsibilities, and allows older adults to reap the benefits of economic engagement postretirement.

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Addressing the implementation gap in flexiwork policies: the case of part‐time work in Singapore

Straughan

Tadai

2016

Asia Pac J Human Res

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“…It is acknowledged here, however, that the tradeoff between work and family is not exclusive to migrant women but is also reflected in the lives of all women ( e.g. Higgins et al ., 2000). However, previous research suggests that migrant women, more than native‐born women, see the family as a site of solidarity and supportive alliance against unknown environments (Misztal, 1991).…”

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Combating the English language deficit: the labour market experiences of migrant women in Australia

Syed

Murray

2009

Human Res Mgmt Journal

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This article takes a multilevel perspective on the labour market issues and challenges that migrant women from non‐English speaking backgrounds (NESB) encounter in Australia. The article is based on two main arguments: (1) a much more complex picture emerges when we look at the intersection of gender, ethnicity, and migration, and its implications for the labour market experiences of NESB women and (2) single level conceptualisations of diversity management within the domain of organisational or legal policies are inadequate to address the multilevel challenges faced by NESB women. The article presents a qualitative study in which we theorise our findings through a multilevel construct, examining the macro‐national, meso‐organisational, and micro‐individual challenges that NESB women, originating from Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan, face in the Australian labour market.

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“…Although part‐time employment is often heterogeneous (Kalleberg ; Senter and Martin ; Tilly ), it tends to be associated with low‐status jobs that require few skills (Higgins et al . ; Thorsteinson ). Anxo et al .…”

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The Part‐Time Job Satisfaction Puzzle: Different Types of Job Discrepancies and the Moderating Effect of Family Importance

Iseke

2013

Brit J Industrial Rel

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Although part-time employment often appears as a substandard form of employment, evidence that part-time employees are less satisfied than full-time employees is ambiguous. To shed more light on this puzzle, I test an extended discrepancy theory framework using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel. The results help explain previous inconsistent findings: Part-time employment increases the chances of being underemployed while it reduces the likelihood of working more hours than preferred, and the negative effects of both types of working time mismatches on job satisfaction are similar in size. Furthermore, the importance attributed to family roles mitigates the negative effect of part-time employment on job satisfaction.

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Part-time work for women: Does it really help balance work and family?

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Addressing the implementation gap in flexiwork policies: the case of part‐time work in Singapore

Addressing the implementation gap in flexiwork policies: the case of part‐time work in Singapore

Combating the English language deficit: the labour market experiences of migrant women in Australia

The Part‐Time Job Satisfaction Puzzle: Different Types of Job Discrepancies and the Moderating Effect of Family Importance

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