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Even more in the pandemic and social emergency: for an individual welfare beyond the family and the community Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2021-04-11 Laura Cataldi, Francesca Tomatis, Giuliana Costa
ABSTRACT In many welfare regimes, families and communities are often considered as social policy solutions to the extent that they are called into action to provide support and care services. The resort to ‘family’ and ‘community’ seems to contrast the atomization of today’s society, but it entails two risks: first, the privatization of welfare; second, the exclusion of the most fragile and needy people
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‘I think sometimes that dads are kind of forgotten (…) so it’s nice that we also get a voice.’: work-life experiences of employed U.S. fathers caring for a child with special health care needs Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2021-04-11 Claudia Sellmaier, Sarah R. Buckingham
ABSTRACT Meeting work and family demands can be challenging for all families, and even more challenging when raising a child with special health care needs. This current qualitative study interviewing 16 working fathers who care for a child with special health care needs, examines U.S. fathers’ experiences of work-family-community fit, adding to the still limited body of work-life research about fathers
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Wellbeing and the community, work & family interface Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2021-02-23 Laura den Dulk, Jennifer Swanberg
(2021). Wellbeing and the community, work & family interface. Community, Work & Family: Vol. 24, The Multiple Contexts of Workers’ Wellbeing. Guest Editors: Laura den Dulk and Jennifer Swanberg, pp. 115-119.
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Misery loves company? Linkages between actual vs. Desired couple work arrangements and women’s mental health Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2021-01-04 Alexis Swendener
ABSTRACT Match or mismatch between the demands of work, home, and the broader community shape individuals’ well-being, leading to some recognition of mismatch as a public health issue. Using a life-course framework, I draw on farm families as an illustrative case to explore how couple work arrangements influence individual well-being. Farm couples face many demands within a family-based business, including
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Workers’ well-being in the context of the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2021-02-23 Rense Nieuwenhuis, Mara A. Yerkes
ABSTRACT In this Voices article, we use emerging evidence to reflect on the consequences of Covid-19 for various aspects of workers' wellbeing. This brief review emphasises how COVID-19 exacerbates existing, well-understood inequalities, along the intersections of community, work, and family. Workers on the periphery of the labour market, including non-standard workers and the self-employed, but also
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Access to employer-provided paid leave and eldercare provision for older workers Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2021-02-10 Soohyun Kim
ABSTRACT Paid leave for family and medical reasons is an important workplace benefit for older workers with eldercare responsibilities by offering time off from work to deal with the need for caregiving, but little is known about its effects on eldercare provision. I study the association between employer-provided paid leave and eldercare provision among workers aged 45 or over, using the 2011 and
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Teenaged mother's narratives: methodological dilemmas in tracing an emergent, yet muted, desire for motherhood Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2021-02-03 Sarah Bekaert
ABSTRACT This paper reflexively considers the muted narratives of a desire for pregnancy and parenthood in teenaged women's accounts of their journey to motherhood after deciding on abortion with their first, unexpected, pregnancy. By contrast their accounts were replete with good citizenship narratives that attested to pregnancy avoidance. Through the use of the Listening Guide, a feminist, layered
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Contextualizing women’s empowerment frameworks with an emphasis on social support: a study in rural, South India Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2021-02-02 Christopher Coley, Srividya Sheshadri, Sriram Devanathan, Rao R. Bhavani
ABSTRACT This paper presents a theoretical framework of women’s empowerment developed from an intervention in South India. The framework is unique in that, in addition to common empowerment indicators, it emphasizes the relational aspect of empowerment including the role of men, family, and gendered power structures—and the flexibility of these to change. This is especially pertinent to India, which
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Craftswomen entrepreneurs in flow: no boundaries between business and leisure Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2021-01-14 Rocío Ruiz-Martínez, Katherina Kuschel, Inmaculada Pastor
ABSTRACT Although the high levels in Latin America, women’s necessity-driven entrepreneurship is a field that has been little explored. Contemporary research suggests that entrepreneurs may experience less work-life conflict than other workers, but that gender differences mean that women are at a disadvantage in terms of uses of time and the sexual division of labor. We explore how 20 Chilean craftswomen
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Exploring the relationship between bodily pain and work-life balance among manual/non-managerial construction workers Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2021-01-06 Helen Lingard, Michelle Turner
ABSTRACT A qualitative investigation of the relationship between the experience of bodily pain and work-life balance was conducted in a sample of manual/non-managerial workers in the Australian construction industry. Participants were purposefully selected for the study on the basis that they reported experiencing ongoing bodily pain. Thematic analysis of the interview data revealed that participants
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Juggling jobs and the kids: maternal multiple job holding and child behavior Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2020-10-26 Angela Bruns, Natasha Pilkauskas
ABSTRACT Many low-income women face precarious or low-quality employment, and studies show that low-quality maternal employment is linked with poorer outcomes for children. This study examines whether maternal multiple job holding, an understudied facet of employment quality, is associated with children’s behavior in early childhood. Multiple job holding may affect parental time, well-being or income
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Managing intense work demands: how child protection workers navigate their professional and personal lives Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2020-10-08 Xi Wen Chan, Shea Xuejiao Fan, Darryn Snell
ABSTRACT Child protection workers remain understudied in research on ‘frontline’ workers, even though they are often exposed to the traumatic circumstances of their clients’ lives on top of their intense workload, tight deadlines and day-to-day crisis management. Extensive evidence has shown that both clients’ needs and work demands combine to diminish child protection workers’ well-being, leading
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Australian men’s experiences of leave provisions and workplace support following pregnancy loss or neonatal death Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2020-09-23 Kate Louise Obst, Clemence Due, Melissa Oxlad, Philippa Middleton
ABSTRACT This research note reports survey responses of Australian men (N = 220) gathered as part of a larger study exploring men’s grief following pregnancy loss and neonatal death. We explore the types of workplace leave offered to men and how men perceived leave and support provided by their employers. Almost all men (91%) informed their workplace of their loss, and 74% were offered some form of
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Workforce participation of parents of children and youth with mental health difficulties: the impact of community services and supports Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2020-09-16 Claudia Sellmaier, Lisa M. Stewart, Eileen M. Brennan
ABSTRACT This study explored the effects of demands related to caring for children and youth with mental health difficulties and of resources in community ecologies including health services, schools, neighborhoods, and social supports, on parental workforce participation. Through secondary analysis of U.S. data from the 2016 National Survey of Children’s Health, we found that when children’s mental
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How individual gender role beliefs, organizational gender norms, and national gender norms predict parents’ work-Family guilt in Europe Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2020-09-15 Lianne Aarntzen, Tanja van der Lippe, Elianne van Steenbergen, Belle Derks
ABSTRACT The guilt that mothers feel about the time and energy that they invest in work instead of their family is often proposed to be an important reason for why mothers ‘opt-out’ the career track. We sought to understand if mothers indeed experience more work-family guilt than fathers and how this relates to both their own gender role beliefs and organizational gender norms across nine European
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Where’s the community in community, work and family? A community-based capabilities approach Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2020-09-11 Mara A. Yerkes, Marcel Hoogenboom, Jana Javornik
ABSTRACT Community is a key dimension in the work–family interface as highlighted by the recent Covid-19 pandemic. Yet it is critically understudied by much work–family scholarship. We highlight and address crucial barriers preventing the integration of the community concept, developing an interdisciplinary community-based capabilities approach. This approach conceptualizes three components of community:
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The non-use of telework in an ideal worker culture: why women perceive more cultural barriers Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2020-09-09 Yvonne Lott, Anja-Kristin Abendroth
ABSTRACT The present study analyzes workers’ non-use of telework in German workplaces. Recent research has focused mainly on the implications of telework for employees. Non-users of telework, and their reasons for non-use are under-researched. We ask to what degree cultural barriers, besides technical barriers, contribute to the non-use of telework. The analyses are based on the second wave (2014–15)
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Work-family conflict in Europe. A focus on the heterogeneity of self-employment Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2020-09-01 Rossella Bozzon, Annalisa Murgia
ABSTRACT This article aims at analysing how subjective work-family conflict is experienced by different self-employed men and women in comparison to employees and informal workers in Europe. Firstly, it focuses on how job-related resources and demands characterise traditional and emerging types of self-employment affecting the perception of work-family conflict. Secondly, it explores both gender-related
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The academic as activist: managing tension and creating impact Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2020-08-21 Marian Baird
ABSTRACT Drawing on my involvement as an academic in the campaign that resulted in the introduction of paid parental leave in Australia in 2010, I describe what is involved if academics choose to be activists, the dilemmas which are encountered and the barriers which may be put in their way. I also consider the career tensions academics may experience when participating in the public sphere. My experience
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From the corporate world to freelancing: the phenomenon of working from home in the Philippines Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2020-08-21 Randy A. Tudy
ABSTRACT The world is still reeling from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many lost their jobs. It was during this pandemic that people payed more attention to freelancing. However, even before the pandemic, this phenomenon was already gaining ground in the Philippines. The purpose of this paper is to explore Filipino professionals’ lived experiences as they transition from the corporate world
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Assessments of fit and usability of work-life supports in the context of diversity and perceptions of fairness Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2020-08-19 Cal J. Halvorsen, Indrani Saran, Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes
ABSTRACT There is a robust literature that examines outcomes associated with work-life supports. Scholars have considered the ‘fit’ between employee needs and the supports available while others have examined the ‘usability’—or the potential consequences of using—work-life supports. In this article, we suggest that ‘fit’ and ‘usability’ could be related to both employees’ own demographic, social, and
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Gendered parental leave policies among Fortune 500 companies Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2020-08-06 Gayle Kaufman, Richard J. Petts
ABSTRACT Due to the lack of a federal paid parental leave policy in the United States, access to leave for most US workers is dependent on whether their employer offers paid leave. Our research explores employer-based access to parental leave among Fortune 500 companies. We develop a classification of leave policies based on how policies differ for mothers and fathers: gender equal (equal periods of
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Expatriate partners’ subjective well-being and related resource losses and gains Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2020-08-06 Kaisu Kanstrén, Liisa Mäkelä
ABSTRACT This study investigates the subjective well-being (SWB) and related resources of expatriate partners during international assignments. The data were collected in 20 in-depth interviews with the partners of high-status Finnish expatriates and analyzed by employing thematic analysis. The results show that relocation causes significant changes in expatriate partners’ condition resources that
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Something new from the South: community, work, and family in South Africa Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2020-08-02 Ameeta Jaga
ABSTRACT The relationships that hold community, work, and family together are globally diverse. This complexity is not always acknowledged, and the importance of local context and understandings are often missed. For the field to advance, new perspectives must be welcomed as they will shift boundary conditions of what is positioned as privileged. This will open space not only to add empirical richness
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Characterizing female breadwinners among Nigerian primary school teachers Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2020-07-28 Uju I. Nnubia, Vivienne N. Ibeanu, Franca O. Okechukwu
ABSTRACT This study explored the characteristics and prevalence of female breadwinning among primary school teachers. A cross-sectional survey design was used to obtain data from 2428 out of 22,666 female primary school teachers in Enugu State, Nigeria. A questionnaire previously used in Nigeria to study female breadwinners was adapted and used for data collection. The female breadwinning measure aspect
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Expressing breastmilk while on break and in private: a qualitative study of Malaysian first-time mothers Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2020-06-29 Sh Fatimah AlZahrah Syed Hussien Al-Attas, Rhonda M. Shaw
ABSTRACT Employment and breastfeeding among first-time mothers in Malaysia remain problematic, due, in part, to the lack of clear policies and policy implementation. This article, based on a phenomenological study utilising dyadic interviews with eight participants and twelve interviews, explores the experience of Malaysian first-time parents managing both breastfeeding and employment. The findings
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Adding University to work and life: the work–life balance and well-being experiences of women who combine employment, HE learning and care of the family Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2020-06-22 Joanne Smith, Jenny Fisher, Vince Ramprogus
ABSTRACT In this article, we considered women’s experiences of undertaking Higher Education (HE) study (Foundation Degree in Early Years (EY)) drawing on research based in the North of England, UK. The study, informed by a social constructionist approach, explored 10 women’s experiences of work–life balance (WLB) and well-being alongside HE study through semi-structured interviews. A focus group explored
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Family-supportive workplace policies and benefits and fertility intentions in South Korea Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2020-06-16 Eun Jung Kim, Susan L. Parish
ABSTRACT In 2017, South Korea’s total fertility rate was 1.26 live births per woman, the sixth-lowest in the world. Employment is significantly negatively associated with second births in Korea. To increase fertility rates and help working women better balance work and family lives, a series of government family-supportive workplace policies and employer-provided occupational benefits have been implemented
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Having it all, or avoiding black holes? Career–family strategies and the choice between leaving or staying in academia among Swedish PhDs Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2020-06-14 Anne Grönlund
ABSTRACT Despite a persistent notion that women exit academia due to family responsibilities, research on exits is scarce. Based on 32 interviews, the paper explores how male and female PhDs recount the choice of leaving versus remaining in academia in terms of aspirations, opportunities and constraints. The main question is whether the exit/remain decision reflects gendered work-family strategies
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Gender, type of higher education institution, and faculty work-life integration in the United States Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2020-06-11 Catherine White Berheide, Megumi Watanabe, Christina Falci, Elizabeth Borland, Diane C. Bates, Cay Anderson-Hanley
ABSTRACT Although many academics in the United States assume that work-life balance, especially for women, is better at teaching-intensive colleges than at research-intensive universities, there is no systematic data to support this belief. We analyzed survey data from 909 faculty at a research-intensive public university, a masters-level public college, and two private colleges to test this assumption
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Paternal migration and children’s educational attainment and work activity: the case of Mexico Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2020-06-01 Qian Song, Jennifer Glick
ABSTRACT Most of the research evaluating the import of paternal migration for children’s outcomes has taken ‘left-behind children’ as a single group. Taking a life course perspective, this paper distinguishes fathers’ short-term and long-term migrations, as well as return migration, as they affect children’s productive activities. Using the Mexican Family Life Survey (2002–2009), we followed school-aged
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Work-family spillover in the Spanish armed forces Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2020-05-29 María Gómez Escarda, Yolanda Agudo Arroyo, Rubén J. Pérez Redondo
ABSTRACT Spillover theory refers to positive and/or negative influence of work environment on the family sphere or vice versa. This article shows presence of both types of spillover in the Spanish Armed Forces. The information analysed has been extracted from a survey on military’s couples, with a questionnaire that included a block of open-ended questions. These questions asked about the positive
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Invisible boundaries: barriers to flexible working arrangements for fathers Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2020-05-26 Alina Ewald, Rachel Hogg
ABSTRACT Despite an increase in dual-earner families and the recent emphasis on involved fathering and work-family balance, there is a paucity of Australian men adopting flexible working arrangements to help them better manage work and family life. This research explored Australian father’s perceptions and experiences of workplace flexibility, and the factors that influence their engagement with such
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Work-family balance and satisfaction with roles in parents of disabled children Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2020-05-19 Monika Parchomiuk
ABSTRACT It is currently believed that functioning in family and professional roles can bring negative and positive experiences, indicating the development of competences useful in both areas. How these areas interact may indicate a particular type of balance achieved by the individual. Work-family balance is relatively well recognized in parents of non-disabled children, but to a lesser extent, in
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Community, work, and family in times of COVID-19 Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2020-05-18 Jenny Fisher, Jean-Charles Languilaire, Rebecca Lawthom, Rense Nieuwenhuis, Richard J. Petts, Katherine Runswick-Cole, Mara A. Yerkes
We are living in challenging and uncertain times. At the time this article was edited, there were already more than 2.4 million confirmed cases of the corona virus (COVID-19) (World Health Organiza...
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Women giving up: a critical inquiry into (unsuccessful) conversion processes in neoliberal economies Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2020-05-06 Anna Carreri
ABSTRACT This article develops a critical inquiry into women’s processes of renouncement in their pursuit of work- and family-oriented goals. It brings together insights from two different schools of thought: the capability approach and critical sociology. This qualitative analysis is focused on how processes of resource conversion fail to mobilise women’s resources and instead block their capabilities
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Working conditions and union dissolution for cohabiting and married couples in the United Kingdom Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2020-04-26 Iñigo Fernández-Iturrate, Arnstein Aassve, Elena Cottini
ABSTRACT This study uses the British Household Panel Survey to assess how working conditions affect union dissolution, distinguishing between cohabiting and married couples. While previous studies focus on labour income and measures related to working time, we address three new working conditions of the 24/7 economy, namely temporary employment, promotion opportunities, and job responsibility. We find
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Engaging sub-Saharan African migrant families in Australia: broadening definitions of family, community, and culture Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2020-04-23 Hilda Tafadzwa Mugadza, Blessing Jaka Akombi, Vera Williams Tetteh, Brian Stout, Andre M. N. Renzaho
ABSTRACT Traditional family characteristics within sub-Saharan African migrant families settling in Australia are challenged in the process of acculturation. These challenges gain prominence when sub-Saharan African migrant families become involved with the Child Protection System. In order to successfully engage these families, Child Protection practitioners will need a deeper understanding and appreciation
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Pre- and postpartum employment patterns: comparing leave policy reform in Canada and Switzerland Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2020-04-20 Matteo Antonini, Ashley Pullman, Sylvia Fuller, Lesley Andres
ABSTRACT In recent decades, many countries modified their maternity and parental leave programmes, changing elements such as length, wage replacement levels, and eligibility criteria. We employ sequence analysis of women and men’s employment trajectories in the two years before and after a birth to explore changes occurring alongside reforms that advanced different policies: a short, compulsory, and
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Negotiating family resilience amidst caretaking and employment constraints: a qualitative analysis of African American employed caregivers Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2020-04-19 Renada M. Goldberg
ABSTRACT Following the passage of the Minneapolis Sick and Safe Leave city ordinance, a community-based participatory research (CBPR) project was launched to examine the perceived accessibility and usage of paid sick leave by African American employed caregivers as a work-based family support tool. This paper presents qualitative findings from the Paid Sick Leave and African American Families study
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Exploring a sense of belonging for some Forgotten Australians as they age Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2020-04-13 Gregory P. Smith, Sandy Darab, Yvonne Hartman
ABSTRACT In Australia many children were negatively affected by past institutional child care regimes. In this qualitative research, the authors consider the long-term impacts that such care has had on a small sample of one particular population in relation to their sense of belonging as they age. This population is known as Forgotten Australians and refers to people who lived in this type of care
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Life transitions and women’s desired number of children: the impact of motherhood, relationships and employment Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2020-03-31 Melissa Johnstone, J. Lucke, B. Hewitt
ABSTRACT To better understand the gap between women’s childbearing aspirations and actual levels of childbearing, this paper investigates the importance of employment, relationship and motherhood transitions for predicting women’s desired number of children. Women born in 1973–78 participating in the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health were asked, at three-time points over six years, how
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Directions of thought for single parents in the EU Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2020-03-31 Rense Nieuwenhuis
ABSTRACT This policy note highlights contemporary research on single parents, and reflects on its implications for social policy developments in the European Union. Three directions of thought are developed regarding single parents’ resources, employment and social policies. The aim is to expand the scope of choice among policy alternatives for policy makers. The rise of shared residence urges us to
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Alcohol and cigarette use affecting the relationship between work-life conflict and physical health Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2020-03-16 Katherine J. Roberto, Jennifer F. Taylor
ABSTRACT Poor worker health is estimated to cost employers more than half a trillion dollars per year in lost productivity [Japsen, B. (2018, November 15). Poor worker health costs U.S. employer’s half trillion dollars a year. Retrieved March 8, 2019, from https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucejapsen/2018/11/15/poor-worker-health-costs-u-s-employers-half-trillion-dollars-a-year/]. Stress, especially as
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A study of women’s potential and empowerment for accelerating village development in Serdang Bedagai district, North Sumatera Province Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2020-03-09 Kariono, Badaruddin, Humaizi
ABSTRACT The aim of this study is to identify and analyze the potential of women who could be empowered for rural development. To achieve these objectives, a combination of qualitative and quantitative approaches was used. This combination model is a dominant-less dominant design, where the qualitative data were obtained through in-depth interviews and observations, while the quantitative data were
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‘Kids’ in between? Views on work, gender, and family arrangements among men and women of migrant descent in Sweden Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2020-03-03 Pinar Aslan, Eva Wikström, Nader Ahmadi, Stefan Sjöberg
ABSTRACT This study used qualitative interviews to explore perceptions of labour market participation in relation to gender norms and parenting ideals among employed Swedish men and women of migrant descent. Using an abductive thematic approach, we demonstrate how the respondents viewed labour market participation from different perspectives. The females saw it as a source of emancipation, whereas
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Leadership practices in relation to men's work-family balance in Finnish organizations Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2020-02-20 Emilia Kangas, Anna-Maija Lämsä
ABSTRACT Leadership practices in organizations play an important role in shaping the conditions for employees’ work-family balance. Previous research on the topic has mainly focused on women; fathers are said to receive little support from leadership for combining work and family. In this study, the focus is on men working in six Finnish organizations representing male-dominated, female-dominated and
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Investigating the interplay between institutional, spousal, parental and personal demands in tenure track faculty everyday life Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2020-02-13 Jessica Branch, Melissa Chapman, Miguel Gomez
ABSTRACT Tenure track faculty face a multitude of work–family demands as part of their progression in academia. By engaging in a autoethnography, we examine the amount of time spent in institutional, spousal, parental, and personal demands. This research note, illuminates relational and logistical qualities of that time, providing additional depth to the concept of work–family balance. We scrutinize
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‘Thinking about parental leave: policy and practice – an interview with Richard J. Petts’ by Mara A. Yerkes Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2020-02-13 Mara A. Yerkes
In our Voices section, we highlight short opinion pieces relating to issues in the field of community, work and family. For this issue, we’ve interviewed Richard J. Petts, Professor of Sociology at...
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Immigrants’ experiences of work-family conflict in the U.S.: a systematic review Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2020-02-04 I.-Hsuan Lin, Pei-Shi Lin
ABSTRACT This manuscript aims to synthesize what is known, and what is unknown, about immigrants’ experiences of work-family interaction, specifically the work-family conflict, in the U.S. A systematic review method was conducted using multiple electronic databases. After applying inclusion criteria, six studies were included. Immigrant workers across studies in this systematic review reported experiencing
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Does flexible work ‘work’ in Australia? A survey of employed mothers’ and fathers’ work, family and health Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2020-02-01 Stacey Hokke, Shannon K. Bennetts, Sharinne Crawford, Liana Leach, Naomi J. Hackworth, Lyndall Strazdins, Cattram Nguyen, Jan M. Nicholson, Amanda R. Cooklin
ABSTRACT Workplace flexibility is perceived to benefit parents yet evidence of the effectiveness of formal work arrangements in promoting parents’ health is mixed, and few have evaluated informal flexibility. This study investigates Australian mothers’ and fathers’ use of formal (employer-provided) and informal (self-directed) work arrangements and associations with work-family conflict and health
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All in the family? The community context of childcare options and parents’ childcare choices Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2020-01-30 Cathleen D. Zick, Lori Kowaleski-Jones, Benjamin Greenwalt
ABSTRACT Childcare in the United States is an important issue impacting parents as they navigate a landscape characterized by challenging choices between parental care only, the price of paid childcare, and largely unpaid kin care. Drawing on guidance from the accommodation model, the current work extends the examination of childcare choices by including non-paid care and by using a sample of families
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How much would family and medical leave cost workers in the US? Racial/ethnic variation in economic hardship under unpaid and paid policies Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2019-12-23 Pamela Joshi, Maura Baldiga, Alison Earle, Rebecca Huber, Theresa Osypuk, Dolores Acevedo-Garcia
ABSTRACT Using a capability approach, this study assesses economic constraints under the current US national unpaid family and medical leave (FML) policy compared to a hypothetical national paid FML policy for all full-year workers. Existing literature documents gender and class differences in barriers to FML use, but there is limited research on racial/ethnic minority workers. Our results indicate
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Having it all – perceived coparenting quality and work-family balance in the context of parental leave Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2019-12-23 Monica Lidbeck, Susanne Bernhardsson
ABSTRACT The study aimed to explore associations between division of parental leave and perceived quality of coparenting in parents of infants and to compare parents’ work-family balance in terms of satisfaction with time on parental leave and time spent at work. Using survey data from 280 Swedish parents at 18 months after childbirth, we compared parents who shared parental leave equally with those
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Addressing the health of a marginalized population in the U.S.: impact and policy implications for community health workers Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2019-12-12 Nipher Malika, Kristen Arthur, Juan Carlos Belliard
ABSTRACT The relationship between marginalization and health is clear, those in marginalized communities suffer poorer and worse health outcomes than those who are not. Addressing health determinants that affect vulnerable communities is sometimes best done when the influence of trusted and respected people providing outreach, assessments and intervention is present. The purpose of this article is
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Flexible time – but is the time owned? Family friendly and family unfriendly work arrangements, occupational gender composition and wages: a test of the mother-friendly job hypothesis in Sweden Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2019-12-12 Charlotta Magnusson
ABSTRACT The relationship between gender, working conditions, occupational gender composition and wages is investigated to test the support for the mother-friendly job hypothesis in the family-friendly welfare state of Sweden. The Swedish level-of-living survey (LNU2010) is used to measure two dimensions of working conditions: flexibility and time-consuming work. The findings do not support the notion
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Managing the negative effects of work-to-family and family-to-work conflicts on family satisfaction of working mothers’ in Nigeria: the role of extended family support Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2019-12-06 Okechukwu Ethelbert Amah
ABSTRACT The number of dual-income families in Nigeria is on the increase due to economic and educational changes occurring in the country. Despite this shift, the exclusive traditional demands on women in the family are not relaxed. Hence, working mothers face more stress than their male counterparts. Since organizations are not up to speed in formulating family-friendly policies to help working mothers
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Increasing men’s involvement in responsible parenthood: national-level policy efforts in Croatia, India, and Mexico Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2019-12-02 Salima Kasymova, Katrina M. Walsemann, James F. Thrasher, Gary Barker, Deborah L. Billings
ABSTRACT Since the ratification of the International Conference on Population and Development Programme of Action (ICPD PoA), the importance of promoting men’s participation in childcare has been recognized as an international priority. This study documents national policy efforts undertaken during the ICPD PoA timeframe to increase men’s participation in childcare in Croatia, India, and Mexico. Results
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Differential eligibility for paid leave benefits in OECD countries: the impact of tenure requirements for young workers Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2019-11-26 Nicolas de Guzman Chorny, Amy Raub, Alison Earle, Jody Heymann
ABSTRACT Research has shown health and economic benefits to having access to paid family and medical leave, yet eligibility requirements restrict coverage. The impact and variation of these requirements across countries have not been studied. This study addresses this gap using original data on legislated tenure requirements and worker tenure as reported in national household surveys from countries
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How do daughters interpret care as a public issue? Exploring identity, emotion and discourse in the narratives of activist-inclined carers of older parents Community, Work & Family Pub Date : 2019-11-13 Laura Megan Funk, Wanda June Hounslow
ABSTRACT This paper starts from the premise that family care work is more than an individual struggle – it is a public issue requiring collective engagement towards structural change. But how do carers themselves become engaged in forms of activism designed to achieve such change? In this paper, we present findings from an exploration into how five activist-inclined carers of older adults (all daughters)