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LP&R Seminar| pag. 1 Are career break leaves a solution for the time squeeze? Time use comparisons of men and women with a different work load Jessie Vandeweyer.

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1 LP&R Seminar| pag. 1 Are career break leaves a solution for the time squeeze? Time use comparisons of men and women with a different work load Jessie Vandeweyer Department of Sociology Research Group TOR

2 LP&R Seminar | pag. 2 Presentation Data Who? Why? Time Use? Work/Life balance? Time Pressure?

3 LP&R Seminar | pag. 3 Presentation Total< 50-years Women9,0%7,3% Men2,9%1,1% Percentage of employed persons with career break (Flemish community – 2004)

4 LP&R Seminar | pag. 4 Data Working men/women Men/Women with career break Survey on career break Data collection: UA Flemish people with career break from 20-49 years Full time ~ Part time / Men ~ Women Selection respondents with time use diary Time Use Survey TOR’04 Data collection: VUB Flemish people 18-75 years Selection of full time working men and full/part time working women, 20-49 years

5 LP&R Seminar | pag. 5 Time Use Data Fieldwork : 15 april - 30 october 2004 (six week interruption during summer) 7 day - diaries What? When? Where? With whom? Travel mode? Motivation? Questionnaires Representative data: weighted

6 LP&R Seminar | pag. 6 Research Groups Men with career break ↔ working men Women with career break ↔ working women

7 LP&R Seminar | pag. 7 Groups of men Full time working (n=434) Part time break (n=188) Full time break (n=108) - 20u41’ per week: paid work -54% participates in paid work -Full time break (paid work) (n=50) –Full time break (no paid work activities) (n=58)

8 LP&R Seminar | pag. 8 Groups of men Full time working (paid work: 39h24’) Part time break (paid work: 27h27’) Full time break (no paid work activities)

9 LP&R Seminar | pag. 9 Background Variables - Men Average age: 37 years PT break older (av.: 40 years) Educational level: no differences Family status: –PT break: 76% partner and children –Working: 55% –FT break: 40%

10 LP&R Seminar | pag. 10 Motivation? Men

11 LP&R Seminar | pag. 11 Time use – Total workload Men 45- 40- 35- 30- 25- 20- 15- 10- 5- hours per week

12 LP&R Seminar | pag. 12 Time use - Total workload Men 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 hours per week

13 LP&R Seminar | pag. 13 Time use – Personal care Men Hours per week 12- 10- 8- 6- 4- 2- 80- 70- 60- 50- 40- 30- 20- 10-

14 LP&R Seminar | pag. 14 Time use – Education Men 10- 9- 8- 7- 6- 5- 4- 3- 2- 1- Hours per week

15 LP&R Seminar | pag. 15 Time use – Leisure Men Hours per week 35- 30- 25- 20- 15- 10- 5-

16 LP&R Seminar | pag. 16 Time use - Social participation Men Hours per week 11- 10- 9- 8- 7- 6- 5- 4- 3- 2- 1-

17 LP&R Seminar | pag. 17 Free Time - Social Participation Men 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 hours per week

18 LP&R Seminar | pag. 18 Time Use – Travel Men Hours per week 10- 9- 8- 7- 6- 5- 4- 3- 2- 1- 4- 3- 2- 1-

19 LP&R Seminar | pag. 19 Allocation reduced working time to other activities (compared to FT work) Men Part time break: 11h57’ Full time break: 39h01’ Full time break: fathers: 39h01’

20 LP&R Seminar | pag. 20 Time pressure Men

21 LP&R Seminar | pag. 21 Groups of women Full time working (n=229) Part time working (n=173) Part time break (n=179) Full time break (n=133)

22 LP&R Seminar | pag. 22 Groups of women Full time working (paid work: 35h04’) Part time working (paid work: 24h05’) Part time break (paid work: 22h05’) Full time break (no paid work activities)

23 LP&R Seminar | pag. 23 Background Variables - Women Average age: 36 years FT work younger (av.: 34 years) Educational level: –PT break: 60% higher educated –FT work/ FT break: 49%/45% higher educated –PT work: 35% higher educated Family status: –FT work: 47% partner and children –PT work/ PT break/FT break: >80% partner and children

24 LP&R Seminar | pag. 24 Motivation? Women

25 LP&R Seminar | pag. 25 Time use – Total workload Women 45- 40- 35- 30- 25- 20- 15- 10- 5- hours per week

26 LP&R Seminar | pag. 26 Time use - Total workload Women 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 hours per week

27 LP&R Seminar | pag. 27 Time use – Personal care Women Hours per week 12- 10- 8- 6- 4- 2- 80- 70- 60- 50- 40- 30- 20- 10-

28 LP&R Seminar | pag. 28 Time use – Education Women 10- 9- 8- 7- 6- 5- 4- 3- 2- 1- Hours per week

29 LP&R Seminar | pag. 29 Time use – Leisure Women Hours per week 35- 30- 25- 20- 15- 10- 5-

30 LP&R Seminar | pag. 30 Time use - Social participation Women Hours per week 11- 10- 9- 8- 7- 6- 5- 4- 3- 2- 1-

31 LP&R Seminar | pag. 31 Free Time - Social Participation Women 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 hours per week

32 LP&R Seminar | pag. 32 Time Use - Travel Hours per week 10- 9- 8- 7- 6- 5- 4- 3- 2- 1- 4- 3- 2- 1-

33 LP&R Seminar | pag. 33 Allocation reduced working time to other activities (compared to FT work) Women Part time break: 12h59’ Full time break: 34h57’

34 LP&R Seminar | pag. 34 Allocation reduced working time to other activities (compared to FT work) Mothers Part time break: 14h12’ Full time break: 36h

35 LP&R Seminar | pag. 35 Time pressure Women

36 LP&R Seminar | pag. 36 Summary Men Men with FT break (not working) 40% with partner and children Reason for break: - 29% ‘study’ - 28% ‘children’ - 24% ‘unsatisfied about job’ Most free time and lowest total workload Reduced working time allocated for 43% to household tasks & childcare –Fathers with full time break: 74% to household tasks & childcare  FT break can be catalysator for a better combination of work and family life/ reduces the feelings of time pressure

37 LP&R Seminar | pag. 37 Summary Men Men with part time break 76% with partner and children Reason for break: - 50% ‘children’ and 22% ‘domestic work’ - 32% ‘more leisure time’ and 23% ‘more time for myself’ Total workload = full time working men: less paid work = more domestic work and childcare Reduced working time allocated for 84% to household tasks & childcare  PT break effectively measure for better combination of work and family life/ reduces the feelings of time pressure

38 LP&R Seminar | pag. 38 Summary Women Women with FT break (not working) 90% with partner and children Reason for break: - 74% ‘children’ - 16% ‘domestic work’ lowest total workload, but huge amount spent on domestic work and childcare Reduced working time allocated for 80% to household tasks & childcare –Mothers with full time break: 64% to household tasks & childcare, more time for personal care and social contacts than working mothers  FT break is chosen to facilitate the care for home/children and reduces subjective time pressure

39 LP&R Seminar | pag. 39 Summary Women Women with part time break 84% with partner and children Reason for break: - 73% ‘children’ and 41% ‘domestic work’ - 38% ‘more time for myself’ Total workload = full time working women: less paid work = more domestic work and childcare Reduced working time allocated for 90% to household tasks & childcare –Mothers with full time break: 53% to household tasks & childcare, more time for personal care and social contacts than working mothers  PT break is chosen to facilitate the care for home/children and reduces subjective time pressure

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