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Gendering insiders and outsiders: labour market status and preferences for job security
[working paper]
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University of Edinburgh, Publication and Dissemination Centre (PUDISCwowe)
Abstract
This paper examines the role of gender in the relationship between labour market status and preferences for job security. We hypothesize that the insider/ outsider theory of employment and unemployment suffers from a gender bias. It neither takes the possibility of family-related labour market trans... view more
This paper examines the role of gender in the relationship between labour market status and preferences for job security. We hypothesize that the insider/ outsider theory of employment and unemployment suffers from a gender bias. It neither takes the possibility of family-related labour market transitions nor the role of the household situation (division of labour, presence of children, dual-earner households etc.) into account. We adapt the insider/ outsider theory of employment and unemployment by incorporating the, on average, higher number of labour market transitions experienced by women into the model using interaction effects and by conceptualising the household situation as mobility and responsibility effects. Contrary to our expectations, we find no significant effect of gender on preferences for job security, neither in interaction with labour market status nor as an independent effect. In contrast, we observe that individuals living together with their partners and main contributors to the household income consider job security to be particularly important.... view less
Keywords
household income; work-family balance; labor force participation; regulation; unemployment; labor market; gender; division of labor; woman; job security; gender-specific factors; family income; work-life-balance
Classification
Women's Studies, Feminist Studies, Gender Studies
Labor Market Research
Free Keywords
job security regulations; household situation; work-family life balance
Document language
English
Publication Year
2010
City
Edinburgh
Page/Pages
36 p.
Series
Working Papers on the Reconciliation of Work and Welfare in Europe, REC-WP 02/2010
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications