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Flexibility trap – the effects of flexible working on the position of female professionals and managers within a corporate environment
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SYSNO ASEP 0443850 Druh ASEP J - Článek v odborném periodiku Zařazení RIV J - Článek v odborném periodiku Poddruh J Článek ve WOS Název Flexibility trap – the effects of flexible working on the position of female professionals and managers within a corporate environment Tvůrce(i) Formánková, Lenka (SOU-Z) RID, ORCID, SAI
Křížková, Alena (SOU-Z) RID, ORCID, SAIZdroj.dok. Gender in Management: An International Journal - ISSN 1754-2413
Roč. 30, č. 3 (2015), s. 225-238Poč.str. 14 s. Forma vydání Tištěná - P Jazyk dok. eng - angličtina Země vyd. GB - Velká Británie Klíč. slova Gender stereotypes ; Flexible working ; Gender discrimination Vědní obor RIV AO - Sociologie, demografie Obor OECD Sociology CEP GAP404/10/0021 GA ČR - Grantová agentura ČR Institucionální podpora SOU-Z - RVO:68378025 UT WOS 000214070200003 EID SCOPUS 84928658815 DOI 10.1108/GM-03-2014-0027 Anotace The aim of this paper is to analyse the experience of female part-time professionals with
employee and managerial positions with the utilisation of flexible work arrangements in a corporate environment in the country with a full-time dominated work culture. The data represent a rare case study of the work environment in a Czech branch of one multinational company. In particular, this paper discusses conditions under which flexible arrangements are available and its impact on gender equality. The seven analysed interviews derive from a larger study on the corporate environment which included 35 interviews and a series of participatory observations. The data reveal the diverse and often subtle forms of discrimination of working mothers, who use the flexible working arrangement as a work-family reconciliation strategy. At the formal level, the part-time professionals are restricted in pay and in access to the company benefits. In the informal relations within the workplace, their work lacks of sufficient recognition of colleagues and superiors. Overall, part-time work for female professionals and managers leads to an entrapment between the needs of their family and the expectations of their employer. The research reveals the practical limitation in introducing work-life reconciliation policies. The results show the need to focus on promoting better conditions for employees working part-time. Also, it shows that managerial and highly demanding professional positions can be executed on a part-time basis if the work environment is open towards accepting this arrangement. Moreover, the findings outline the possibilities of developing workplace practices in the Czech Republic in a woman-friendly direction. Specific legislative arrangements should be enacted, providing better protection for employees in non-standard employment. The amount of research on female professionals working part-time or from home is rather limited in context of the post-communist countries.
Pracoviště Sociologický ústav Kontakt Eva Nechvátalová, eva.nechvatalova@soc.cas.cz, Tel.: 222 220 924 / linka 351 Rok sběru 2016 Elektronická adresa http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/GM-03-2014-0027
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