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Wight, Vanessa R.; Raley, Sara B.; Bianchi, Suzanne M. – Social Forces, 2008
Using data from the 2003 and 2004 American Time Use Surveys, this article examines nonstandard work hours and their relationship to parents' family, leisure and personal care time--informing the discussion of the costs and benefits of working nonstandard hours. The results suggest that parents who work nonstandard evening hours spend less time in…
Descriptors: Family Work Relationship, Time Management, Work Environment, Working Hours
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Glass, Jennifer L.; Riley, Lisa – Social Forces, 1998
Among 324 employed women in Indiana, followed from pregnancy through 12 months postpartum, job attrition after childbirth was significantly decreased by employer policies, particularly length of maternity leave and ability to avoid mandatory overtime upon return, and was also decreased by supervisor and coworker social support, greater educational…
Descriptors: Birth, Employed Parents, Family Work Relationship, Labor Turnover