Abstract: Original title: Verdeelde tijd.
The idea that a woman should work part-time no longer raises any eyebrows in
the Netherlands - not even if she has just completed her education and does not
yet have children; not even if her children are grown up and no longer need
much looking after. Part-time working has become an intrinsic part of Dutch
society. This report suggests that most women who work part-time do so from
choice. It enables them to go to work whilst still having time for other things
they also consider important. Partners and employers also seem to find it
perfectly normal that women should work part-time.
Yet the modest working hours of many women have increasingly come to be seen as
a problem in recent years, especially by the Dutch government. Part-time
working also has disadvantages, not just for the careers and economic
independence of the women concerned, but also for the Dutch economy as a whole
and for the sustainability of the welfare state. In the light of this, the
government would like to see women, and especially those working just a few
hours per week, to increase their working hours. This report reveals why women
so often work part-time and what might motivate them to increase their working
hours.
Publication Year: 2008
Publication Date: 2008-11-11
Language: en
Type: article
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