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Gender and Nonstandard Work Hours in 12 European Countries

Authors:

Harriet Presser, University of Maryland

Janet C. Gornick, City University of New York

Sangeeta Parashar, University of Maryland, College Park

Publication Date:

Jan 2008

Published In:

Monthly Labor Review

Project Programs:

Future of Work

Labor force surveys conducted in several European countries in 2005 indicate high levels of nonstandard work hours, varying by gender; by contrast, nonstandard work hours for both men and women vary little by whether they have or do not have children.

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