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Part‐time work for women: Does it really help balance work and family?
Author(s) -
Higgins Chris,
Duxbury Linda,
Johnson Karen Lea
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
human resource management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.888
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1099-050X
pISSN - 0090-4848
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-050x(200021)39:1<17::aid-hrm3>3.0.co;2-y
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , mood , psychology , work (physics) , job satisfaction , social psychology , function (biology) , family life , balance (ability) , work–life balance , sociology , gender studies , mechanical engineering , paleontology , evolutionary biology , neuroscience , engineering , biology
Results of this study suggest that the differential response of women to part‐time work as opposed to a career may be a function of motivational and work‐context differences between career and non‐career women. Part‐time work was associated with lower work‐to‐family interference, better time management ability, and greater life satisfaction for women in both career and earner‐type positions. Role overload, family‐to‐work interference, and family time management, however, were dependent on job type with beneficial effects for earners but not for career women. Job type also played a role: Career women reported higher life satisfaction and lower depressed mood than did women in earner positions. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.