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Gender and flexibility in working time in Belgium

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  • Danièle Meulders
  • Sile Padraigin O'Dorchai

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Since the 90s European discourse tends to present flexibility as the magic tool to raise employment, even if in a context of crisis, more flexible workers will be dismissed faster. The purpose of this paper is to assess the evolution of working time arrangements in Belgium as of 1992 from a gender perspective. It appears that new innovative forms of flexibility have not spread widely in Belgium but that the basic form of time flexibility, i.e. part time work, has developed (and continues to develop) rapidly amongst women workers. Part-time work is however one of the main causes of existing gender gaps on Belgium’s labour market.

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  • Danièle Meulders & Sile Padraigin O'Dorchai, 2009. "Gender and flexibility in working time in Belgium," DULBEA Working Papers 09-08.RR, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
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    Cited by:

    1. Garnero, Andrea & Kampelmann, Stephan & Rycx, François, 2013. "Part-time Work, Wages and Productivity: Evidence from Belgian Matched Panel Data," IZA Discussion Papers 7789, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    2. Andrea Garnero & Stephan Kampelmann & François Rycx, 2014. "Part-Time Work, Wages, and Productivity," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, vol. 67(3), pages 926-954, July.
    3. Antoine de Mahieu, 2021. "In-work Benefits in Belgium: Effects on Labour Supply and Welfare," International Journal of Microsimulation, International Microsimulation Association, vol. 14(1), pages 43-72.

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    Keywords

    Flexibility; working time; gender gaps; part time work;
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    JEL classification:

    • J71 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination - - - Hiring and Firing

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