Balancing work and family with telework? Organizational issues and challenges for women and managers

Abstract

This article presents a research on telework and deals with the following questions: Who are the teleworkers (sex, age, main socio‐occupational categories)? What are the impacts of telework on work organization and working conditions, particularly for women, and in terms of work‐family balance, since telework is sometimes presented as a solution to problems of reconciling work and family responsibilities? Finally, what is the level of satisfaction among teleworkers and why are they satisfied or dissatisfied with this system? Are there differences between various groups on this regard? We insist on the dimensions of working conditions and autonomy in telework and highlight the fact that there is a risk of polarization according to gender, women being more frequently in a situation where they have less autonomy than men in telework, although many also see telework in a positive way, as an “escape” from a bureaucratic work environment.

Citation

Tremblay, D. (2002), "Balancing work and family with telework? Organizational issues and challenges for women and managers", Women in Management Review, Vol. 17 No. 3/4, pp. 157-170. https://doi.org/10.1108/09649420210425309