Women and part-time work in Europe

Frédéric Salladarré (1, 2) , Boubaker Hlaimi (3)

1 CREM - Centre de recherche en économie et management
2 LEMNA - Laboratoire d'économie et de management de Nantes Atlantique
3 University of Manchester [Manchester]

This article examines female part-time employment in 23 European countries, distinguishing between "short" and "long" part-time employment. The short form, defined as less than 20 hours per week, is associated with the youngest and oldest age groups, slight disability, a higher number of children, lower skill levels, and employment in community, social and personal services. Although the incidence of part-time employment varies considerably across countries, long part-time employment is generally more widespread than short part-time employment, albeit with matching cross-country variations in the incidence of the two types. This suggests that they are complementary, rather than substitutes for one another.

Mots clés: Europ; part-time employment; part-time worker

Domaines: Gestion et management; Economies et finances

Frédéric Salladarré, Boubaker Hlaimi. Women and part-time work in Europe. International Labour Review, 2014, 153 (2), pp.293-310. ⟨10.1111/j.1564-913X.2014.00205.x⟩. ⟨halshs-01060103⟩