Home‐based Telework, Gender, and the Synchronization of Work and Family: Perspectives of Teleworkers and their Co‐residents

2001 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cath Sullivan ◽  
Suzan Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Work And Family ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Family Perspectives

Coming Home Again

2003 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 513-546 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debra L. Berke
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Family Obligations ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Temporal And Spatial ◽  
Job Experiences ◽  
Family Demands ◽  
And Gender

This article focuses on ways of negotiating and balancing work and family as identified by in-depth qualitative interviews with 20 women working as Mary Kay consultants. Areas such as detailed descriptions of work structures, how the women did their work, how they balanced their work and family demands on a daily basis, and their perceptions of how family obligations and gender influenced their choice of a job and their job experiences were investigated. Data revealed that women negotiate work and family using spatial, behavioral, temporal, social, and psychological strategies to manage internal and external temporal and spatial boundaries. Further research should continue to explore the interaction of work and family with other home-based self-employed occupations.

Is Self-Employment Liberating or Marginalizing? The Case of Women Consultants in the Fitness and Sport Industry

2000 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurene Rehman ◽  
Wendy Frisby
Keyword(s):  
Work And Family ◽  
Work Experiences ◽  
Industrialized Countries ◽  
Self Employment ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Sport Industry ◽  
Large Growth ◽  
Family Demands ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experiences Of Women

Women are responsible for large growth rates in self-employment in many industrialized countries, yet little is known about how they interpret or experience the work they do. In the literature, two competing images of self-employment for women have emerged. With the liberation perspective, self-employment is associated with self-fulfillment, autonomy and control, substantial financial rewards, and increased flexibility in balancing work and family demands. In contrast, the marginality perspective portrays self-employment as a low paying, unstable form of home-based work that combines incompatible work and domestic roles while marginalizing women's work in the economy. The purpose of this study was to examine the work experiences of women consultants in the fitness and sport industry based on the liberation and marginality perspectives of self-employment. Observations of home-based work sites, interviews, and validation focus groups were conducted with 13 women who were currently working or had previously worked as fitness and sport consultants. The results revealed that social context, stages of business development, the personal situations of the women, gender relations and body image issues, and the nature of the work itself influenced whether the women described their experiences as liberating or marginalizing.

WORK AND FAMILY PERSPECTIVES ON REENTRY

2005 ◽  
pp. 209-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Uggen ◽  
Sara Wakefield ◽  
Bruce Western
Keyword(s):  
Work And Family ◽  
Family Perspectives

scholarly journals The Reshaping of Daily Time during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lone Parent’s Work-Family Articulation in a Low-Intensity Lockdown

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 239
Author(s):  
Núria Sánchez-Mira ◽  
Laura Bernardi ◽  
Benjamin Moles-Kalt ◽  
Cléolia Sabot
Keyword(s):  
Family Life ◽  
Home Schooling ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Family Responsibilities ◽  
Low Intensity ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Conflicting Demands ◽  
Family Demands ◽  
Flexible Schedules ◽  
Work Family

The COVID-19 pandemic and related restrictions have triggered simultaneous changes across multiple life domains within a very short timeframe. This major shock has seriously challenged the ability of families to adapt to unanticipated changes over which they had little control. Switzerland instigated a low-intensity lockdown in response to COVID-19 in the spring of 2020. The resulting alterations to family life included changes to employment situations and working conditions (such as layoffs, temporary unemployment and home-based work) and the need to arrange home-schooling and childcare. This study examines how a sample of individuals with a trajectory of lone parenthood living in French-speaking Switzerland adapted their everyday lives to accommodate the shifting demands in the domains of employment and family responsibilities. Interviews were conducted between April and June 2020 for the longitudinal project “The multiple paths of lone parenthood”. Using this data, we analysed the COVID-related changes to work and family life, focusing on their time structuring. We found that parents who remained employed faced the greatest time pressures, although their experiences varied significantly depending on the adaptability of their work schedules, as well as the child(ren)’s age(s) and degree of autonomy. Home-based work and home-schooling resulted in more flexible schedules, although parents with the greatest work and family demands sought more time-structured organisation to facilitate their articulation. Social support was a crucial buffer for parents with conflicting demands across domains.

Familie und Beruf: Vereinbarkeit durch Homeoffice? Soziologische und rechtwissenschaftliche Perspektiven

2020 ◽  
Vol 69 (8-9) ◽  
pp. 595-610
Author(s):  
Martin Diewald ◽  
Katja Nebe
Keyword(s):  
Work And Family ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Career Support ◽  
Work Arrangements ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Compensating Differential ◽  
The Right ◽  
Informal Regulation ◽  
And Control

Zusammenfassung Arbeit im Homeoffice verspricht, berufliche und familiale Pflichten besser vereinbaren zu können. Die rechtspolitische Debatte um einen Rechtsanspruch auf Homeoffice wurde von der gegenwärtigen pandemiebedingten Ausnahmesituation nahezu überholt. Für viele Dienststellen und Unternehmen ist die Weiterarbeit der Beschäftigten im Homeoffice unverzichtbar. Trotz aller Chancen zeigen Untersuchungen, dass Homeoffice oft misslingt und als Flexibilisierungsstrategie auf vier Dilemmata trifft: (1) Anordnung vs. Freiwilligkeit; (2) Kontrolle der Arbeitsleistung vs. Privatheit, (3) reine Output-Orientierung vs. betriebliche Sozialintegration und (4) Arbeitsunterstützung vs. bloßes Zugeständnis. Unter Verweis auf empirische Untersuchungen wird aufgezeigt, unter welchen tatsächlichen Bedingungen sich welche Dilemmata verwirklichen bzw. wie diese verhindert oder positiv gewendet werden können. Im Anschluss werden der rechtliche Hintergrund umrissen und bestehende Regulierungslücken aufgezeigt. Der Beitrag schließt mit konkreten Vorschlägen für den weiteren empirischen Forschungs- und regulatorischen Handlungsbedarf. Abstract: Homeoffice As Solution For Reconciling Work And Family Life? Sociological And Jurisprudential Perspectives Home-based telework promises to reconcile work and family duties better than less flexible work arrangements. However, implementing home-based telework faces four dilemmas that have to be solved in one or the other direction: (1) unsolicited telework versus employer’s latitude to enact it; (2) the right of the employer to observe and control telework at home versus protection of privacy; (3) focus solely on results versus social integration through physical presence at the workplace; and (4) home-based telework as compensating differential versus career support. We give an overview of existing studies to highlight supportive conditions as well as pitfalls to implement home-based telework in ways that avoid negative consequences when solving these dilemmas. A specific focus is on the role of law and jurisdiction. Finally, we discuss solutions for a successful implementation and point to existing gaps at the levels of the legal, institutional and informal regulation of home-based telework.

Integrating work and home when patients are dying: a mixed-methods study of hospice care workers and work–family conflict in the US

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cindy L. Cain ◽  
Jack Lam
Keyword(s):  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Hospice Care ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Home Life ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
The Us ◽  
Hospice Workers ◽  
Work Family

Scholars of work and family have argued that flexibility in hours and location may support integration between work and home. Home-based hospice care is a type of work that has a great deal of flexibility but it is not clear that it is used to support workers. Using interview and survey data from 179 US hospice workers, we show that the speeding up of care and culture of self-sacrifice make integration difficult. Almost a third of workers report that work takes too much time from home life, which is associated with higher turnover intention, higher burnout and lower life satisfaction.

Family Support in Home-Based Family Businesses

1993 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 371-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Betty Beach
Keyword(s):  
Family Support ◽  
Family Business ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Family Businesses ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Practical Support ◽  
Family Demands

The home-based family business draws in family members on both formal and informal levels. This article focuses on the role that families play, particularly when home-based work is chosen as a means to reconcile work and family demands. The article outlines the mechanics by which families become involved, noting the importance of spouses and children in providing both ideological and practical support for the business.

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