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Home sweet home? Arbeits(t)raum Homeoffice: Eine qualitative Untersuchung zum Erleben des mobilen Arbeitens unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Geschlechtergerechtigkeit

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  • Lübcke Stefanie

    (Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Institut für Gesellschaftswissenschaften, Lehrstuhl für allgemeine Soziologie/Mikrosoziologie, Zschokkestraße 32, 39104 Magdeburg, Deutschland.)

  • Ohlbrecht Heike

    (Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Institut für Gesellschaftswissenschaften, Lehrstuhl für allgemeine Soziologie/Mikrosoziologie, Zschokkestraße 32, 39104 Magdeburg, Deutschland.)

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At least since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been much public discussion about the effects of home-based work on employees and whether the increase in home-based work brings new opportunities for gender equity. The present paper ties up to this discourse and asks how working from home is experienced from a gender comparison perspective. The chances and risks of working from home were carved out on the basis of 28 qualitative interviews, which were analyzed by means of Grounded Theory. The key findings of the study are that the same elements of home-based work are perceived as both a burden and a relief, that the experience of home-based work is influenced by both work-related and person-related conditions and that gender inequality in traditional couple relationships with children can be reinforced in home-based work.

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  • Lübcke Stefanie & Ohlbrecht Heike, 2023. "Home sweet home? Arbeits(t)raum Homeoffice: Eine qualitative Untersuchung zum Erleben des mobilen Arbeitens unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Geschlechtergerechtigkeit," Arbeit, De Gruyter, vol. 32(2), pages 175-194, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:arbeit:v:32:y:2023:i:2:p:175-194:n:5
    DOI: 10.1515/arbeit-2023-0011
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