Parenthood and Productivity: A Study of Demands, Resources and Family-Friendly Firms

Autor/inn/en	Wallace, Jean E.; Young, Marisa C.
Titel	Parenthood and Productivity: A Study of Demands, Resources and Family-Friendly Firms
Quelle	In: Journal of Vocational Behavior, 72 (2008) 1, S.110-122 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0001-8791
DOI	10.1016/j.jvb.2007.11.002
Schlagwörter	Mothers; Children; Foreign Countries; Lawyers; Fathers; Parents; Family Financial Resources; Family Work Relationship; Productivity; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Child; Kind; Kinder; Ausland; Lawyer; Rechtsanwalt; Eltern; Produktivität; Kanada
Abstract	We examine how the presence of children is related to women's and men's productivity. We hypothesize family demands, family resources, and family-friendly workplaces are also related to productivity. Productivity for 670 Alberta law firm lawyers is analyzed using a standardized measure of productivity referred to as billable hours. The results suggest that mothers with school-aged children are less productive than non-mothers, whereas fathers with preschool-aged children are more productive than non-fathers. While time spent on household and childcare tasks significantly reduces women's productivity, we find little support for the benefits of family resources or working in a family-friendly firm for women. Rather, fathers seem to benefit more: family resources are positively related to their productivity and family-friendly benefits allow them more time for leisure. These results support the assumption that having children is negatively related to women's productivity but challenges the belief that family-friendly policies are primarily beneficial only to mothers trying to balancing work and family. (Author).
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