Craig, L., Powell, A. and Cortis, N. (2012) Self-employment, work-family time and the gender division of labour. Work, Employment and Society, 26 (5). pp. 716-734. ISSN 0950-0170
Full content URL: http://doi.org/10.1177/0950017012451642
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Item Type: | Article |
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Item Status: | Live Archive |
Abstract
Does being self-employed, as opposed to being an employee, make a difference to how parents with young children can balance work and family demands? Does self-employment facilitate more equal gender divisions of labour? This article uses the Australian Time Use Survey to identify associations between self-employment and mothers' and fathers' time in paid work, domestic labour and childcare and when during the day they perform these activities. The time self-employed mothers devote to each activity differs substantially from that of employee mothers, while fathers' time is relatively constant across employment types. Working from home is highly correlated with self-employment for mothers, implying the opportunity to be home-based is a pull factor in mothers becoming self-employed. Results suggest mothers use self-employment to combine earning and childcare whereas fathers prioritize paid work regardless of employment type. Self-employment is not associated with gender redistribution of paid and unpaid work, although it facilitates some rescheduling. © The Author(s) 2012.
Additional Information: | cited By 46 |
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Divisions: | College of Social Science |
ID Code: | 39981 |
Deposited On: | 27 Jan 2020 15:18 |
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