Moving Down
Women's Part‐Time Work and Occupational Change in Britain 1991–2001
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9707710 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sara Connolly (0000-0001-5262-1296, University of East Anglia), Mary Gregory (0000-0003-0820-1897, University of Oxford) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 118 |
| Issue | 526 |
| Pages | F52-F76 |
| Publication date | 2008-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Economic Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0133 • E-ISSN: 1468-0297 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2007.02116.x |
| OpenAlex | W2266252208 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 61 |
| References cited | 18 |
We give a quantitative analysis of the nature of occupational change - based on the utilisation of skills - as women make the transition between full-time and part-time work. We show that one-quarter of women moving from full- to part-time work experience downgrading. Women remaining with their current employer are less vulnerable and the availability of part-time opportunities is far more important than the presence of a pre-school child in determining whether a woman moves to a lower-skilled occupation. These findings indicate a loss of economic efficiency through the underutilisation of the skills of many of the women who work part-time. Copyright 2008 The Author(s). Journal compilation Royal Economic Society 2008
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| Unique citing works | 61 |
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| Citations per year | 3,39 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2025 (18) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 61 |