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Quality of work and job satisfaction: Comparing female part-time work in four European countries
University of Oxford, UK.
Stockholms universitet, Institutet för social forskning (SOFI), Sweden. (HAL (Hållbart arbetsliv))ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8543-0637
University of Groningen, the Netherlands.
Number of Authors: 62016 (English)In: International Review of Sociology, ISSN 0390-6701, E-ISSN 1469-9273, Vol. 26, no 3, p. 457-481Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Adding to the debate on the integrative or marginalizing nature of female part-time work, this article provides a comparative analysis of the implications of female part-time work for different intrinsic job quality dimensions and job satisfaction. Drawing on national micro-data from Britain, Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden, our multivariate analyses show cross-national similarities in terms of lower job learning opportunities for female part-timers. We found a significantly higher incidence of repetitiveness only among Swedish female part-timers and lower degrees of task discretion among British, Dutch, and Swedish women working part-time hours. Female part-timers were either equally satisfied with their work as female full-timers or even more satisfied. This held true also after accounting for the lower intrinsic job quality of part-time work. While women working part-time hours were as affected by their job quality characteristics as were full-timers, we conclude that the shorter hours of work per se provide an important additional source of job satisfaction.

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2016. Vol. 26, no 3, p. 457-481
Keywords [en]
Part-time work, job quality, job satisfaction, country comparisons, Europe
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Sociology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-60245DOI: 10.1080/03906701.2016.1181839ISI: 000391029700008Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84978160548OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mdh-60245DiVA, id: diva2:1704274
Available from: 2016-12-12 Created: 2022-10-17 Last updated: 2023-02-09Bibliographically approved

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