Allocation of tasks, arrangement of working hours and commuting in different Norwegian households

Hjorthol, Randi; Vågane, Liva

doi:10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2014.01.007

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“…Firstly, on average, women travel shorter distances (and times) than men. This is a long-standing and consistent finding that refers primarily to commuting (Crane 2007;Sandow 2008;McQuaid and Chen 2012;Hjorthol and Vagane 2014) but also to shopping and leisure trips (Naess 2008;Scheiner 2010). It may be a result of the spatial ties imposed on women by household and caregiving duties.…”

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Women’s complex daily lives: a gendered look at trip chaining and activity pattern entropy in Germany

2015

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It has long been argued in feminist studies that women's daily lives are more complex than men's. This is largely due to the gendered division of work, according to which women juggle more varied obligations, including employment, household work and caregiving. Complex activity patterns in turn encourage women to organise their trips in a more efficient manner in trip chains. This paper studies the complexity of activity patterns (measured by Shannon entropy) and trip chaining patterns from a gender specific perspective. The data used is the German Mobility Panel 1994-2012 which records respondents' trips over the period of a week. The outcome variables are regressed on sociodemographics, residential and workplace spatial context attributes, cohort and period effects. Gender differences in the effects of variables are tested using interaction terms. The results suggest that women's patterns are more complex than men's. Some effects differed distinctly between men and women, suggesting that men and women are differently affected by circumstances impacting the complexity of their lives, most notably by having children and by having a partner.

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Women’s complex daily lives: a gendered look at trip chaining and activity pattern entropy in Germany

2015

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“…Among the oldest (80+ years) in the focus groups preceding the survey, going shopping was seen as one of the most important activities – this shows an ability to handle everyday life quite well and is an indication of being in control (Hjorthol et al 2009). In rural areas, in particular, shopping is sometimes combined with social activities, e.g.…”

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Transport resources, mobility and unmet transport needs in old age

Hjorthol

2012

Ageing and Society

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Previous research has shown that mobility and the ability to leave the home are among the essential aspects of older people's quality of life. However, surveys of older people's access to transport resources and the impact of mobility on welfare and wellbeing are few. Many previous studies are based on small samples or qualitative data. The questions addressed in this paper are how transport resources are distributed among different groups of older people, to which degree the transport needs of these groups are met and how this is related to their wellbeing. The empirical analysis is based on a Norwegian nationwide survey among 4,723 respondents 65 years and older. The respondents were asked about their access to transport resources, both private and public, health problems connected to use of transport modes, their daily activities and mobility, their uncovered transport needs and the importance of different activities for their life quality. The analysis reveals great differences between groups; especially between men and women, but also between different age groups and by different place of living. The special transport offered by the local authorities is seen as insufficient, and with increasing age a great deal of older people have low mobility and an uncovered transport need that reduces their life quality.

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“…This constrains women's travel-to-work in respect to both time and distance (McDowell et al, 2005). Hjorthol and Vågane (2014) consider the case of men and women in Norway. They find that women are limited in regard to labour market opportunities as they tend not to travel as far on average as men (when considering comparable groups).…”

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Travel-to-work and subjective well-being: A study of UK dual career households

Wheatley¹

2014

Journal of Transport Geography

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This article contributes to our understanding of the interaction between travel-to-work, time-use, and subjective well-being among full-time men and women in dual career households. Findings from empirical investigation of the British Household Panel Survey (1993Survey ( -2009) identify comparable overall time-use (combined commutes, working hours/overtime, housework, and (ill/elderly) care) between genders, however the distributions are distinct. Women report shorter commutes and working hours/overtime, but lengthy housework. Among men lengthier commutes generate dissatisfaction, while the presence of dependent children reduces satisfaction with leisure indicative of the impact of chauffeuring. Women's relationship with travel-to-work appears more complex. Women remain car dependent. Meanwhile, both short and long commutes generate dissatisfaction.Findings indicate short commutes among mothers which reduce satisfaction with leisure time, reflecting multiactivity journeys including the school run. The evidence is indicative of inequality in the household division of labour limiting women's temporal and spatial flexibility and reducing satisfaction with leisure time.

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Allocation of tasks, arrangement of working hours and commuting in different Norwegian households

Cited by 41 publications

References 44 publications

Women’s complex daily lives: a gendered look at trip chaining and activity pattern entropy in Germany

Women’s complex daily lives: a gendered look at trip chaining and activity pattern entropy in Germany

Transport resources, mobility and unmet transport needs in old age

Travel-to-work and subjective well-being: A study of UK dual career households

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