Why do some occupations offer more part-time work than others?

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Abstract

This paper analyzes the reciprocal relationship between sex segregation and part-time work over time within occupational groups in West Germany. Based on a unique occupational panel dataset covering 254 occupations between 1976 and 2010, we apply static, dynamic, and Arellano-Bond panel models. The results indicate that part-time work in occupations increases when more women start to work in these occupations, especially if they are married and/or have children. In contrast, changing working-time arrangements only marginally influence women’s inflow into occupations; instead, the sex composition of previous years strongly affects the current share of women. This points towards path dependencies.

Authors

• Ann-Christin Bächmann

• Dörthe Gatermann, Friedrich-Schiller University Jena

• Corinna Kleinert

• Kathrin Leuze, Friedrich-Schiller University Jena