Part‐Time Working in Ireland: Threat or Opportunity for Women's Participation?

Abstract

Employers of part‐time labour generally regard it as a means of overcoming scheduling problems either be‐cause of peak demands, staff shortages or when the work itself does not justify full‐time hours. For women, part‐time schedules provide a means of reconciling two, often conflicting, forms of work activity within and outside the home. “The presence of children and the age of the youngest child are, therefore, major determinants of whether women work full or part‐time. Part‐time work is for women a frequent means of re‐entry into the labour force”. (Daly 1986)

Citation

Drew, E. (1989), "Part‐Time Working in Ireland: Threat or Opportunity for Women's Participation?", Equal Opportunities International, Vol. 8 No. 4, pp. 6-15. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb010511