Parental work schedules and hours from a cross-national perspective: a welfare regime analysis on 29 countries

Technological advances have transformed when and for how long individuals work, a process associated with increasing polarization and precarity. Using the European Working Conditions Survey (2005-2015), we examined parental work schedules and hours across welfare regimes covering 29 European countries.

Citation:
Han WJ, Gracia P, Li J. Parental work schedules and hours from a cross-national perspective: a welfare regime analysis on 29 countries. Families with Children in a Turbulent Era: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.; 2025. p. 171-200.

Keywords:
EWCS; Gender; Parental work schedules; Socioeconomic status; Welfare regimes; Welfare states

Abstract:
Technological advances have transformed when and for how long individuals work, a process associated with increasing polarization and precarity. Using the European Working Conditions Survey (2005-2015), we examined parental work schedules and hours across welfare regimes covering 29 European countries.