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dc.contributor.authorDrago, Robert Williamen
dc.contributor.authorBlack, Daviden
dc.contributor.authorWooden, Marken
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-28T16:14:18Z-
dc.date.available2009-01-28T16:14:18Z-
dc.date.issued2004-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/20463-
dc.description.abstractWe introduce the ideas of ?drop ceilings?, that full-time employees who switch to reducedhours thereafter face an hours ceiling such that a return to full-time employment is difficult,and of ?trap-door floors?, that full-time employees may be denied the opportunity to reducetheir hours and instead face a choice between full-time employment and quitting the job.These ideas derive from the potential existence of norms around the ideal worker andmotherhood. Relevant hypotheses are developed and tested using information on usual andpreferred working time from the first two waves of the Household, Income and LabourDynamics in Australia survey. The key findings are that women face drop ceilingssignificantly more often than men; that professionals and managers confront trap-door floorssignificantly more often than employees in other occupations; and that trap-door floor effectsare generally stronger than drop ceiling effects in the data.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aInstitute for the Study of Labor (IZA) |cBonnen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aIZA Discussion Papers |x1210en
dc.subject.jelJ22en
dc.subject.jelJ23en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordworking hoursen
dc.subject.keywordemployment transitionsen
dc.subject.keywordHILDA surveyen
dc.subject.stwArbeitszeitflexibilisierungen
dc.subject.stwGeschlechten
dc.subject.stwFührungskräfteen
dc.subject.stwErwerbsverlaufen
dc.subject.stwSchätzungen
dc.subject.stwAustralienen
dc.titleGender and Work Hours Transitions in Australia : Drop Ceilings and Trap-Door Floors-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn392407299en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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