TY - JOUR
T1 - The power of the pram : do young children determine female job satisfaction?
AU - Kifle, T.
AU - Kler, P.
AU - Shankar, S.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Policy-makers worldwide have attempted a number of strategies over the last few decades to increase female labour-force participation without jeopardizing their choice of also maintaining a fulfilling family life, should they choose to do so. One such Australian strategy heavily subscribed by females with young children has been to promote part-time employment. Results provide evidence that females with young children at home engaged in part-time employment are generally more satisfied with their working hours and work–life balance relative to those with older and no children, whilst the opposite holds when looking at those in full-time employment. This suggests that part-time employment should be pursued as a policy tool to aid females with young children maintain a relationship with the labour market without having to also give up being the primary carer of their children.
AB - Policy-makers worldwide have attempted a number of strategies over the last few decades to increase female labour-force participation without jeopardizing their choice of also maintaining a fulfilling family life, should they choose to do so. One such Australian strategy heavily subscribed by females with young children has been to promote part-time employment. Results provide evidence that females with young children at home engaged in part-time employment are generally more satisfied with their working hours and work–life balance relative to those with older and no children, whilst the opposite holds when looking at those in full-time employment. This suggests that part-time employment should be pursued as a policy tool to aid females with young children maintain a relationship with the labour market without having to also give up being the primary carer of their children.
UR - http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/540387
U2 - 10.1080/13504851.2013.856991
DO - 10.1080/13504851.2013.856991
M3 - Article
SN - 1466-4291
SN - 1350-4851
VL - 21
SP - 289
EP - 292
JO - Applied Economics Letters
JF - Applied Economics Letters
IS - 4
ER -