'I'm home for the kids': Contradictory implications for work-life balance of teleworking mothers
'I'm home for the kids': Contradictory implications for work-life balance of teleworking mothers
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1468-0432.2008.00413.x
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发表时间：
2008-09-01
影响因子：
5.8
通讯作者：
Andrey, Jean
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作者：
Hilbrecht, Margo;Shaw, Susan M.;Andrey, Jean
本研究探讨有学龄子女的已婚女性远程工作者的时间弹性体验及其与工作与生活平衡的关系。根据加拿大一家金融公司对远程工作者进行的一项更大规模的研究，18位从事专业职位的母亲在深度访谈中讨论了工作、休闲以及她们对工作与生活平衡的看法。远程办公被认为是积极的，因为灵活的日程安排有助于最佳的时间管理。一个关键因素是护理的普遍性，这可能导致护理伦理与就业责任之间的持续紧张和矛盾。“密集育儿”的意识形态意味着工作安排与孩子上学和休闲活动的节奏密切相关。母亲和工作的时间需求不同，导致个人休闲的机会很少。从不必通勤到办公室中“节省”的时间被重新分配给照顾、家务或有偿工作，而不是留给自己的时间。妇女还经历了传统的性别家务分工，并将远程工作视为结合她们双重角色的有益工具。灵活的工作时间增强了他们平衡工作和生活的意识，提高了他们对生活质量的感知。与此同时，她们也没有质疑在家里从事有偿工作的同时承担照顾子女的主要责任是否公平，或者这是否是一种剥削。
This study explores the experience of time flexibility and its relationship to work-life balance among married female teleworkers with school-aged children. Drawing from a larger study of teleworkers from a Canadian financial corporation, 18 mothers employed in professional positions discussed work, leisure and their perceptions of work-life balance in in-depth interviews. Telework was viewed positively because flexible scheduling facilitated optimal time management. A key factor was the pervasiveness of caregiving, which could result in ongoing tensions and contradictions between the ethic of care and their employment responsibilities. The ideology of 'intensive mothering' meant that work schedules were closely tied to the rhythms of children's school and leisure activities. The different temporal demands of motherhood and employment resulted in little opportunity for personal leisure. Time 'saved' from not having to commute to an office was reallocated to caregiving, housework or paid employment rather than to time for their self. The women also experienced a traditional gendered division of household labour and viewed telework as a helpful tool for combining their dual roles. Time flexibility enhanced their sense of balancing work and life and their perceived quality of life. At the same time, they did not question whether having the primary responsibility for caregiving while engaged in paid employment at home was fair or whether it was a form of exploitation.