The Time-crunch Paradox

Almudena Sevilla () and Jose Ignacio Gimenez-Nadal
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Jose Ignacio Gimenez-Nadal ()

No 483, Economics Series Working Papers from University of Oxford, Department of Economics

Abstract: Previous research has shown little difference in the average leisure time of men and women. This finding is a challenge to the second shift argument, which suggests that increases in female labor market hours have not been compensated by equal decreases in household labor. This paper presents time-use and leisure satisfaction data for a variety of western European countries, and shows that accounting for individual heterogeneity is vital for understanding gender differences. In particular, working mothers have leisure levels that are much lower than those of working fathers and singles. Working mothers are also most likely to report the least satisfaction with free time. Finding that time stress and leisure time are positively correlated within socio-demographic groups suggests that the second shift argument is still valid, and that feelings of time stress are indeed associated with the lack of leisure time.

Keywords: Second shift; Work-life balance; Time use; Leisure satisfaction (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C33 D13 D14 D31 J12 J16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010-04-01
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