Explores the effect of full- and part-time employment of women on aspects of household arrangements. Argues that only full-time employment represents significant transformation in women's roles, thus providing the bargaining resources that allow them to affect household arrangements. Based on study of Israeli Jewish population, study determined…

This study investigates the impact of employment status and work conditions on the quality of the home environment provided by single mothers of preschool-age children. Multivariate analyses were conducted using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. The results indicate that employment status is not a significant predictor of the…

In recent years in the Netherlands, mothers' labor participation has increased sharply. This article examines which factors influence mothers' employment rates and the division of household and caring responsibilities between parents. From research among 1,285 women with young children, it appears that cultural factors rather than economic motives…

Using data from a U.S. midwestern sample of mothers and fathers, the authors examine whether using workplace flexibility policies alters time spent in housework and child care. They hypothesize that an individual's policy use will lead to more time in domestic labor and that his or her spouse's policy use will lead to less time in domestic labor.…

Surveyed 476 parents of 2 year olds regarding maternal employment. Sixty percent of mothers were employed; 40 percent of children received nonparental care; 20 percent of parents worked alternate shifts to share parenting. Patterns suggest many children of employed mothers are cared for by family and more hours mothers are employed, increases…