2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'Objective: This paper pursues the question as to how extended flexible
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working possibilities in the labor market are legitimized among
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employers and employees and whether they have potential to mitigate
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inequalities.Background: Persistent and increasing gendered inequalities
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in Austria are reflected in the unequal division of unpaid family work
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in parental couples and in men''s stable fulltime employment while women
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increasingly work part-time. In recent years, employers have expanded
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flexible working possibilities for all employees, regardless of their
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gender, also in leading positions and especially for those with family
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responsibilities.Method: We conducted six focus groups and 16
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semi-structured interviews with employers (n=30) and employees (n=25)
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from 29 contrasting companies across Austria. An in-depth reconstructive
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analysis facilitated our exploration of collective notions and concepts
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associated with flexible work and career opportunities. Results: The
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respondents constructed part-time and flexible work as a new norm
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strongly connected to women with (potential) children. At the same time,
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employers and employees legitimized that these women must be protected
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from penalties resulting from the ideal worker norm still in force and
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must be variously supported by employers. However, men - the partners of
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women they could support by making use of these options and taking over
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childcare - are not constructed as a target group.Conclusion: In a
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cultural context such as Austria, family-friendly flexible working
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opportunities perpetuate rather than level gendered inequalities, as
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men''s need for those opportunities do not emerge in the constructions.
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The lack thereof is neither explicitly addressed nor challenged.'
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affiliation: 'Schmidt, EM (Corresponding Author), Univ Vienna, Austrian Inst Family
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Studies, Grillparzerstr 7-9, Vienna 1010, Austria.
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Schmidt, Eva -Maria, Univ Vienna, Austrian Inst Family Studies, Vienna, Austria.
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Schmidt, Eva -Maria, Univ Vienna, Austrian Inst Family Studies, Grillparzerstr 7-9,
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Vienna 1010, Austria.'
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author: Schmidt, Eva -Maria
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author-email: eva-maria.schmidt@univie.ac.at
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author_list:
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- family: Schmidt
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given: Eva -Maria
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.20377/jfr-668
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eissn: 2699-2337
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files: []
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journal: JFR-JOURNAL OF FAMILY RESEARCH
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keywords: 'part-time work; women?s labor participation; career opportunities;
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gender ideologies; gender equality'
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keywords-plus: 'PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT; ENTITLEMENT; FAMILY; SENSE;
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TRANSITIONS; EDUCATION; EQUALITY; REVERSAL; FATHERS'
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language: English
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number: '2'
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number-of-cited-references: '83'
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orcid-numbers: Schmidt, Eva-Maria/0000-0003-2309-249X
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pages: 615-642
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papis_id: 4051b51a548461d823a15e3f5510a74f
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ref: Schmidt2022flexibleworking
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researcherid-numbers: Schmidt, Eva-Maria/HQZ-6704-2023
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times-cited: '0'
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title: Flexible working for all? How collective constructions by Austrian employers
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and employees perpetuate gendered inequalities
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000865657700002
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usage-count-last-180-days: '7'
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usage-count-since-2013: '9'
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volume: '34'
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web-of-science-categories: Family Studies
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year: '2022'
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