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Gender Inequality, Work Hours, and the Future of Work
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About this Report
About the Institute for Women’s
Policy Research
Board of Directors
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Gender Inequality,
Work Hours, and the
Future of Work
Ariane Hegewisch, M.Phil., and Valerie Lacarte, Ph.D.
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Acknowledgments
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Contents
List of Figures and Tables
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Executive Summary
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Women’s Hours Rose During the Last 40 Years, While Men’s Declined Marginally
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Fathers Work More Hours than Other Men, Mothers Work Less Hours than Other Women
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Women Outnumber Men among Part-Time Workers and are Almost as Likely as Men to Work Part-Time Involuntarily
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Increasing Overwork Creates Barriers to Women’s Advancement at Work and Exacerbates Gender Inequality at Home
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Work Schedules Have Become Less Regular Regardless of the Number of Hours Worked
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The Lack of Legal Rights to Paid Time Off is Exacerbating Inequality and Reduces Women’s Labor Force Participation
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Policy Recommendations
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Introduction
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Methodology
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Gender Differences in
Trends in Paid Time at Work
During the Last Four Decades Women’s Hours Rose while Men’s Declined Marginally
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Figure 1. Men’s Usual Annual Hours Worked Only Marginally Declined since 1977, Women’s Rose Substantially
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Figure 2. Women on Average Spent Nine More Weeks at Work in 2017 than They Did in 1977
Polarization in Hours Worked between Workers
Parenthood and Marriage have a Stronger Effect on Women’s Working Hours than Men’s
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Figure 3. Average Hours in Employment Increased Sharply for Mothers but Stayed Almost Unchanged for Fathers
Fathers, mothers, and parents are defined as having children under the age of 18.
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The Gap in Paid Hours between Mothers and Fathers is Largest for White Parents, and Smallest for Black Parents
Figure 4. Differences between Annual Hours of Mothers and Fathers are Largest for White Workers, Smallest for Black Workers
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Married Mothers’ Paid Time at Work is Now Almost as High as Single Mothers’, but Patterns Differ by Race and Ethnicity
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Figure 5. Single Mothers Spent More Hours in Paid Employment than Married Mothers, while Single Fathers Spent Fewer Hours than Married Fathers
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Figure 6. Asian Single Mothers have the Highest Annual Working Hours, and White Married Mothers the Lowest
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The Increase in Mothers’ Average Hours is no Longer Matched by an Increase in Mothers’ Likelihood of being Employed
Figure 7. Across all Largest Racial and Ethnic Groups, Mothers’ Labor Force Participation Rates Stalled from the2000s Onward
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Even though Mothers’ Time in Paid Work Increased, the Division of Labor between Mothers and Fathers Remains Very Traditional
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Figure 8. Mothers Spend More than Twice as Much Time on Child Care as Fathers
Full-Time Work, Part-Time Work, and Overwork
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Figure 9. Women Outnumber Men among Workers who Work Fewer than 40 Hours per Week, and Men Outnumber Women among Workers with at least 40 Hours per Week
Women Outnumber Male Part-time Workers throughout the Life Cycle
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Table 1. Women are More Likely than Men to Work Part-time, Particularly During their Primary Working Years
Women's Share of all
Part-time workers
Women Part-time Workers as Share
of all Women Workers
Men Part-time Workers as Share
of all Men Workers
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Figure 10. Women Are over Ninety Percent of those who Work Part-time because of Child Care Problems
Women are Close to Half of all Involuntary Part-time Workers
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Part-Time Work is Often of Lower Quality than Full-time Work, with Lower Pay and Few Benefits
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Many (Other) High-Income Countries have Legislation to Promote Quality Part-Time Work
Overwork has Become Standard in the Highest Paid Jobs and is Reducing Women’s Access to Those Jobs
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Figure 11. A Quarter of All Workers—More than Three in Ten Men, and Close to Five in Ten Women—Regularly Work more than 40 Hours per Week
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Overwork is Costly, and Not Very Efficient
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High Dissatisfaction with Number of Hours Worked
Regulating Overwork
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Workplace Policies:
Schedule Variability,
Location, and Paid Time Off
Schedule Variability: Whatever the Number of Hours Worked, Work Schedules have Become Less Regular
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A Growing Body of Research Points to Adverse Impacts of Schedule Irregularity
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Improved Access to Remote Working, for Some
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Schedule Control Can Increase Revenue, Reduce Employee Turnover, and Improve Well-Being
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Paid Time Off Work Allows Workers to Stay Healthy and Remain Connected to Employment
Lack of Access to Paid Time Off in the United States is Exacerbating Gender Inequality
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Figure 12. The Majority of Low-Paid and of Part-time Workers are not Given Access to Paid Leave by their Employers
Workers’ Access to Paid Medical and Family Leave is Uneven
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Access to Paid Vacation and Holidays is much Greater for High-earning Professionals
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The Way Forward: A More
Equitable Distribution of
Time Worked
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Appendix Data Sources on Hours Worked
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Figure A1. U.S. Trends in Mean Annual Working Hours, 1997–2017: CPS Household Survey Data (Usual Weekly Hours Worked) and on CES NCS Employer Survey Data
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References
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