Work–family reconciliation policies without equal opportunities? The case of Austria

Auer, Manfred; Welte, Heike

doi:10.1080/13668800802556455

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“…While structural conditions do influence the work–life interface, analyses offered by Crompton (2006) and others (e.g. Auer and Welte 2009; Brandth and Kvande 2002; Burke 2000; Emslie and Hunt 2009; Grönlund 2007; Halrynjo 2009; Kvande 2009; Nordenmark 2002; Russell et al . 2009; Warren et al .…”

Section: Blind Spots In Work–life Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Work–Life, Diversity and Intersectionality: A Critical Review and Research Agenda

Özbilgin

Beauregard

Tatlι

et al. 2010

International Journal of Management Reviews

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Work-life issues have important implications at both organizational and individual levels. This paper provides a critical review of the work-life literature from 1990 onwards through the lens of diversity, with particular focus on disparities of power induced by methodological and conceptual framings of work and life. Our review seeks to answer the following questions: What are the gaps and omissions in the work-life research? How may they be overcome? To answer these questions we scrutinize blind spots in treatment of life, diversity and power in work-life research both in positivist and critical scholarship. In order to transcend the blind spots in positivist and critical work-life research, we argue the case for an intersectional approach, which captures the changing realities of family and workforce through the lens of diversity and intersectionality. Our theoretical contribution is three fold: First, our review demonstrates that contemporary framing of life in the work-life literature should be expanded to cover aspects of life beyond domestic life. Second, our review explains why and how other strands of diversity than gender also manifest as salient causes of difference in experiences of the work-life interface. Third, our review reveals that social and historical context has more explanatory power on worklife dynamics than micro-individual level of explanations. Work-life literature should capture the dynamism in these contexts. We also provide a set of useful recommendations to capture and operationalize methodological and theoretical changes required in the work-life literature.

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Section: Blind Spots In Work–life Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Work–Life, Diversity and Intersectionality: A Critical Review and Research Agenda

Özbilgin

Beauregard

Tatlι

et al. 2010

International Journal of Management Reviews

339

279

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“…A large number of scholarly analyses of work-life balance have been produced over the last 20 years (Auer & Welte, 2009;Bagger, Li & Gutek, 2008;Cousins & Tang, 2004;Fleetwood, 2007). Work-life balance is a topic which emerged and was developed within feminist literature, with some of the typical focal points being parental leave policies, domestic work and responsibilities, and the gendered construction of child and elderly care (Fine-Davis et al, 2004;Crompton & Lyonette, 2006;van Echtelt et al, 2008;Maume, Sebastian & Bardo, 2010).…”

Section: Understanding Work-life Balancementioning

confidence: 99%

Work-life balance for transnational skilled workers in Sweden

Ivana¹

2020

Work Organisation, Labour &Amp; Globalisation

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“…The ideology surrounding separate spheres maintains gender inequality by emphasizing different and unequal roles for women and men at home and work and placing greater value on masculinized market work over feminized domestic work (Acker, 1990; Mennino et al, 2005). While there is a great deal of attention to efforts to increase women’s participation in paid labor, it is equally important to promote men’s participation in domestic labor (Auer and Welte, 2009; Goldscheider et al, 2015).…”

Section: Prior Research On Work–family Conflictmentioning

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Gender equality and work–family conflict from a cross-national perspective

Kaufman

Taniguchi

2019

International Journal of Comparative Sociology

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This study examines the relationship between gender ideology at the individual level, gender equality at the country level, and women and men’s experiences of work interference with family (WIF) and family interference with work (FIW). We use data from the 2012 International Social Survey Programme as well as the 2011 to 2015 Human Development Reports. Our sample consists of 24,547 respondents from 37 countries. Based on multilevel mixed-effects logistic models, we find that women are more likely than men to experience WIF and FIW. At the individual level, traditional gender ideology positively predicts WIF and FIW. Women and men who reside in more gender-unequal countries have a higher likelihood of FIW while men in these contexts also are more likely to experience WIF. Societal gender inequality is more consequential for those who hold less traditional gender ideology. In conclusion, gender egalitarianism at the individual level and gender equality at the country level are both associated with less WIF and FIW. Policies that seek to address work–family balance should incorporate measures to promote gender equality.

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Work–family reconciliation policies without equal opportunities? The case of Austria

Cited by 16 publications

References 29 publications

Work–Life, Diversity and Intersectionality: A Critical Review and Research Agenda

Work–Life, Diversity and Intersectionality: A Critical Review and Research Agenda

Work-life balance for transnational skilled workers in Sweden

Gender equality and work–family conflict from a cross-national perspective

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