scholarly journals Parental leave and work‐family balance among employed parents following childbirth: An exploratory investigation in Australia and New Zealand

2009 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula Brough ◽  
Michael P. O'Driscoll ◽  
Amanda Biggs
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Parental Leave ◽  
Family Balance ◽  
Exploratory Investigation ◽  
Work Family Balance ◽  
Work Family ◽  
Employed Parents

scholarly journals Rhythms of Life: Antecedents and Outcomes of Work-Family Balance in Employed Parents.

2005 ◽  
Vol 90 (1) ◽  
pp. 132-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Aryee ◽  
E. S. Srinivas ◽  
Hwee Hoon Tan
Keyword(s):  
Family Balance ◽  
Work Family Balance ◽  
Work Family ◽  
Employed Parents

scholarly journals The Role of Work-Family Balance Policy for Enhancing Social Sustainability: A Choice Experiment Analysis of Koreans in their Twenties and Thirties

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (14) ◽  
pp. 2553 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inha Oh ◽  
Won-Sik Hwang ◽  
Hong Jun Yoon
Keyword(s):  
Choice Experiment ◽  
Parental Leave ◽  
Population Aging ◽  
Childcare Centers ◽  
Quantitative Evidence ◽  
Family Balance ◽  
Lower Socioeconomic ◽  
Education Levels ◽  
Work Family Balance ◽  
Work Family

Korea is facing problems, such as inequality within society and an aging population, that places a burden on public health expenditure. The active adoption of policies that promote work-family balance (WFB), such as parental leave and workplace childcare centers, is known to help solve these problems. However, there has, as yet, been little quantitative evidence accumulated to support this notion. This study used the choice experiment methodology on 373 Koreans in their twenties and thirties, to estimate the level of utility derived from work-family balance policies. The results show that willingness to pay for parental leave was found to be valued at 7.81 million Korean won, while it was 4.83 million won for workplace childcare centers. In particular, WFB policies were found to benefit workers of lower socioeconomic status or belonging to disadvantaged groups, such as women, those with low education levels, and those with low incomes. Furthermore, the utility derived from WFB policies was found to be greater among those who desire children compared to those who do not. The results suggest that the proactive introduction of WFB policies will help solve problems such as inequality within society and population aging.

scholarly journals Freedom and flexibility: the work–family balance of single female entrepreneurs in Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Toyin Ajibade Adisa ◽  
Chima Mordi ◽  
Babatunde Akanji
Keyword(s):  
Role Theory ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Single Female ◽  
Female Entrepreneurs ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Family Balance ◽  
Work Family Balance ◽  
Work Family ◽  
Employed Parents ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activities

PurposeWork–family research has mainly focused on nuclear families, neglecting other types of families, such as single self-employed parents. To what extent does the freedom and flexibility attached to being single and self-employed hinder or enhance single parents' work–family balance? Using role theory as a theoretical lens, this study examines single-self-employed parents' work–family balance.Design/methodology/approachDrawing on the accounts of 25 single self-employed parents in Nigeria, the article uses semi-structured interviews to examine how this group achieves work–family balance.FindingsWe found that the freedom and flexibility associated with being single and self-employed form a double-edged sword that increases the spate of singlehood and intensifies commitments to work, altogether preventing the participants in the study from achieving work–family balance. The findings also indicate that singlehood and a lack of spousal support cause and exacerbate work–family imbalance for this group. The findings further indicate that the reconstruction of functions, and the recreation of the traditional masculine gender role overwhelm single self-employed women in their entrepreneurial activities, thereby causing a lack of time and the energy required to function well in a family role, thus creating imbalance between the different spheres of life.Research limitations/implicationsThe extent to which the findings of this research can be generalised is constrained by the limited sample and scope of the research.Practical implicationsWhile literature espouses freedom and flexibility as important ingredients needed to achieve work–family balance, this study shows that they enhance inter-role role conflict. The study suggests creation of private or family time, devoid of work or entrepreneurial engagements, for single female entrepreneurs. This will ensure quality time and energy for the family and for fresh relationship – all of which will impact business positively.Originality/valueRather than enhancing work–family balance, the freedom and flexibility attached to being single and self-employed remain the main source of work–family imbalance for Nigerian single self-employed parents.

Time With Children, Children's Well-Being, and Work-Family Balance Among Employed Parents

2010 ◽  
Vol 72 (5) ◽  
pp. 1329-1343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa A. Milkie ◽  
Sarah M. Kendig ◽  
Kei M. Nomaguchi ◽  
Kathleen E. Denny
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Family Balance ◽  
Work Family Balance ◽  
Work Family ◽  
Employed Parents

scholarly journals Antecedents and outcomes of a fourfold taxonomy of work-family balance in Chinese employed parents.

2009 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 182-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jia-Fang Lu ◽  
Oi-Ling Siu ◽  
Paul E. Spector ◽  
Kan Shi
Keyword(s):  
Family Balance ◽  
Work Family Balance ◽  
Work Family ◽  
Employed Parents

Gender Equality and the European Employment Strategy: The Work/Family Balance Debate

2009 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margarita León
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
Parental Leave ◽  
Paid Work ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Unpaid Care ◽  
Family Balance ◽  
Work Family Balance ◽  
Work Family ◽  
The Cost

This paper explores understandings of gender equality within the context of work/family balance strategies embedded in the European Employment Strategy (EES). The article compares developments in childcare provision with parental leave drawing the conclusion that while increasing childcare provision is a clear priority for the European Employment Strategy, parental leave and other measures aimed at balancing time spent on paid work and unpaid care are not given equal concern. Work/family balance strategies are primarily intended to facilitate the engagement of young mothers in the labour market by offering public childcare provision; this is done at the cost of not exploring other more far-reaching and complex understandings of the work/family conflict.

Flexible Use of the Father’s Quota: Problems and Possibilities

2020 ◽  
pp. 51-66
Author(s):  
Berit Brandth ◽  
Elin Kvande
Keyword(s):  
Parental Leave ◽  
Primary Caregivers ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Flexible Work Arrangements ◽  
Flexible Work ◽  
Work Arrangements ◽  
Family Balance ◽  
Part Time ◽  
Work Family Balance ◽  
Work Family

Research on work-family balance has seen flexible work arrangements as a key solution for reconciling work and family, but it has given contradictory results regarding fathers. This chapter focuses on flexible parental leave use for fathers in Norway. It is based on interviews with 20 fathers who have used the father’s quota flexibly either as part-time combined with part-time leave or as piecemeal leave. The study describes the motives for using flexible leave and the consequences of the two types of flexibility for fathers’ caregiving. Flexibility provides them with a menu of choices, which affects their caregiving differently. Findings show that part-time leave allows work to invade care, produces a double stress and promotes halfway fathering. It tends to confirm fathers as secondary caregivers instead of empowering them as primary caregivers.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document