Women and the Standard Workweek
Developing a Typology of Work Schedules in the UK
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2374864 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jennifer Whillans (0000-0002-7021-4894, University of Bristol, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 1127-1153 |
| Publication date | 2025-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Work Employment and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0950-0170 • E-ISSN: 1469-8722 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/09500170251336933 |
| OpenAlex | W4411607109 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 39 |
When do women work? Which women work when? Much of our understanding of the temporal organisation of women's paid work relies on oversimplified stylised estimates of duration and categorical indicators of work timing. Using United Kingdom Time Use Survey 2014-2015 workweek grid data and innovative sequence analysis, this research provides new empirical evidence by identifying a typology of women's work schedules , including variants of and departures from the standard workweek. Furthermore, sociodemographic and job characteristics are found to be associated with different work schedules. A feminist evaluation of findings highlights the insufficiency of the standard/nonstandard dichotomy and presents new ways of describing worktime that better capture the complex and diverse experiences of women. It concludes that, while the standard workweek is not strictly identifiable as a type of schedule, it acts as an organising principle of worktime among contemporary working women
Sociology · Typology · Work (physics · Computer Science · Employment and Welfare Studies · Engineering · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Work-Family Balance Challenges · Mechanical Engineering
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |