Abstract
Social disapproval and economic inequality put full-time domesticity out of reach for almost all men. Yet most also found that economic necessity and employer intransigence made anything less than full-time work an equally distant possibility. Few employers offered the option of part-time work, especially in male-dominated fields. Arthur, a married sanitation worker planning for fatherhood, complained: If it was feasible, I would love to spend more time with my child. That would be more important to me than working. I'd love to be able to work twenty-five hours a week or four days a week and have three days off to spend with the family, but most jobs aren't going to accommodate you that way.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Gender and Work in Today's World |
Subtitle of host publication | A Reader |
Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
Pages | 378-386 |
Number of pages | 9 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780429968815 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780813341927 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2018 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Social Sciences