Dualisation of Part-Time Work

Heidi Nicolaisen is a Researcher at the Fafo Institute for Labour and Social Research, Norway. Hanne Kavli is Senior Researcher at the Fafo Institute for Labour and Social Research, Norway. Ragnhild Steen Jensen is a Researcher at the Fafo Institute for Labour and Social Research, Norway.

Part 1: Introduction;


Dualization of part-time work - the new normal? ~ Heidi Nicolaisen, Hanne Kavli and Ragnhild Steen Jensen;





Part 2: Institutional and organizational regulations of part-time work;


Regulations and governance of part-time work at the European level ~ Sonia Bekker and Dalila Ghailani;


So far, so close? Employment de-standardisation trends in Italy and Spain and their effects in gender equality ~ Lara Maestripieri and Margarita León;


Dualist employer responses to national regulations – the case of the Norwegian health care industry ~ Hanne C. Kavli, Heidi Nicolaisen & Sissel Trygstad;





Part 3: Work-family reconciliation policies and part-time work;


Why do women work in ‘Minijobs’ in Germany? Explanation with supply and demand side factors ~ Birgit Pfau-Effinger and Thordis Reimer


Part-time work strategies of working parents in the Netherlands and Australia ~ Mara A. Yerkes and Belinda Hewitt;


How Does the South Korean Labor Market Marginalize Female Part-Time Workers? ~ Sophia Seung-yoon Lee and Min Young Song;





Part 4: Working conditions;


Good and Bad Part-Time Jobs in the United States ~ Kenneth Hudson and Arne L. Kalleberg;


Part-time work and wage levels in private services - does gender matter ~ Trine P. Larsen, Anna Ilsøe and Jonas Felbo-Kolding;


Part time working women’s access to other flexible work arrangements across Europe ~ Heejung Chung;





Part 5: Part-time work and labour market mobility;


Dualization or normalisation of part-time work in the Nordic countries: job quality and mobility over time ~ Kristine Nergaard and Juokko Nätti;


Immigrant women in part-time employment – stepping in or stepping out? ~ Hanne C. Kavli and Roy Nilsen;





Part 6: Conclusion;


Conclusion ~ Heidi Nicolaisen, Hanne C. Kavli and Ragnhild Steen-Jensen.