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Moving Down: Women's Part-Time Work and Occupational Change in Britain 1991-2001

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Sara Connolly
Mary Gregory

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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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Volume (Year): 118 (2008)
Issue (Month): 526 (02)
Pages: F52-F76
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  1. Alison L. Booth & Jan C. van Ours, 2007. "Job Satisfaction and Family Happiness: The Part-time Work Puzzle," Department of Economics - Working Papers Series 1000, The University of Melbourne. [Downloadable!]
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  3. Booth, A.L. & Ours, J.C. van, 2007. "Job Satisfaction And Family Happiness: The Part-Time Work Problem," Discussion Paper 2007-69, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research. [Downloadable!]
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