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Publication Date: 2004-Apr
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New-Concept Part-Time Employment as a Work-Family Adaptive Strategy for Women Professionals with Small Children
Hill, E. Jeffrey; Martinson, Vjollca; Ferris, Maria
Family Relations, v53 n3 p282-292 Apr 2004
This study investigates how the option for new-concept part-time (NPT) employment influences the ability of mothers of preschool children working in professional occupations to successfully integrate work and family responsibilities. Female NPT professionals (n=279) and female full-time (FT) professionals (n=250) were compared. The NPT group reported 20 fewer weekly work hours and about $18,000 less estimated annual household income than the FT group. They allocated this additional time primarily to caring for and nurturing their dependent children. They also reported less job-related travel, unnecessary work, and work-to-family conflict, as well as greater work-family success, childcare satisfaction, and family success. However, NPT mothers reported a more traditional division of labor in household responsibilities and less career opportunity and work success. Implications are presented and discussed.
Descriptors: Professional Occupations, Income, Dependents, Preschool Children, Mothers, Employed Women, Part Time Employment, Career Development, Coping
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