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abstract: 'Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how individual and
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macro-level factors shape the work-life balance of young men and women
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across European countries. Design/methodology/approach The paper
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combines macro-level data from the official statistics with
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individual-level data from the Work, Family and Wellbeing (2010/2011)
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module of the European Social Survey. The study uses multilevel
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modelling to explore the factors which shape the work-life balance of
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men and women aged 15-34 across 24 European countries. Findings The
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findings show both differences and similarities between young men and
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women in how education shapes work-life balance. Higher education
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increases the likelihood of considering work-life balance as important
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in work selection for men, while lower education decreases the odds of
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considering this balance for women. More education is associated with
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lower acceptance of the traditional norm, for both men and women, and
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less time spent on housework. Higher share of family benefits decreases
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the importance of work-life balance, more so for men than for women.
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Work-life balance is more important for men living in conservative,
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Mediterranean and post-socialist welfare regimes compared to those from
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social-democratic regimes. Social implications - The policy implications
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are to more closely consider education in the transformation of
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gender-sensitive norms during earlier stages of child socialization and
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to design more holistic policy measures which address the multitude of
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barriers individuals from poor families and ethnic/migrant background
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face. Originality/value The study contributes to existing literature by
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applying the capability approach to the empirical investigation of
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work-life balance. The analytical model contains three dimensions -
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norms about paid/unpaid work, considering work-life balance in the
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choice of employment and time spent on unpaid work. Through this
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approach, we are able to uncover the agency inequality of young people
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taking into account individual level characteristics, including gender,
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education, ethnicity and macro-level factors.'
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affiliation: 'Ilieva-Trichkova, P (Corresponding Author), Bulgarian Acad Sci, Inst
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Philosophy \& Sociol, Sofia, Bulgaria.
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Stoilova, Rumiana; Ilieva-Trichkova, Petya, Bulgarian Acad Sci, Inst Philosophy
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\& Sociol, Sofia, Bulgaria.
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Bieri, Franziska, Univ Maryland, Global Campus, Adelphi, MD USA.'
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author: Stoilova, Rumiana and Ilieva-Trichkova, Petya and Bieri, Franziska
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author-email: 'rumiana.stoilova@gmail.com
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petya.ilievat@gmail.com
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FXBieri01@indianatech.edu'
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author_list:
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- family: Stoilova
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given: Rumiana
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- family: Ilieva-Trichkova
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given: Petya
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- family: Bieri
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given: Franziska
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1108/IJSSP-08-2019-0152
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earlyaccessdate: MAR 2020
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eissn: 1758-6720
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files: []
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issn: 0144-333X
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journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL POLICY
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keywords: Work-life balance; Young people; Gender inequalities; Individual agency
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keywords-plus: 'JOB QUALITY; GENDER; COUNTRIES; CAPABILITIES; PERSPECTIVE; INEQUALITY;
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EMPLOYMENT; DIVISION; POLICIES; ACHIEVE'
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language: English
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month: MAR 23
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number: 3-4
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number-of-cited-references: '45'
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orcid-numbers: 'Ilieva-Trichkova, Petya/0000-0002-2889-0047
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Stoilova, Rumiana/0000-0003-3615-5111'
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pages: 366-381
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papis_id: 649353f667eabb2316b7d43bb3709eac
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ref: Stoilova2020worklifebalance
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times-cited: '10'
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title: 'Work-life balance in Europe: institutional contexts and individual factors'
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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:000517335200001
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usage-count-last-180-days: '5'
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usage-count-since-2013: '37'
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volume: '40'
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web-of-science-categories: Sociology
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year: '2020'
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