Support for part-time work as a channel to female employment: : the moderating effects of national gender empowerment and labour market conditions

• Autores: Eleni T. Stavrou, Wendy J. Casper, Christiana Ierodiakonou
• Localización: The International Journal of Human Resource Management, ISSN-e 1466-4399, Vol. 26, Nº. 6, 2015, págs. 688-706
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Using a multi-source data set collected across eight European countries, this article examines how characteristics of both the organizational environment and the larger national context relate to the organizational-level variable of women's employment. Our study revealed that, in countries that were high in gender empowerment measure (GEM), establishments that were more supportive of part-time work options also employed a higher proportion of women. One reason for this relationship may be that in high-GEM countries offering part-time employment is a way for an organization to signal its support for work�life balance, something that makes it more attractive to women. In countries with low GEM, an establishment's greater support for part-time work was associated with employing a greater proportion of women only when establishments experienced recruitment difficulties. Key differences in gender empowerment between countries are discussed.