Gender Differences in Perceived Workplace Flexibility Among Older Workers in the Netherlands: A Brief Report

Flexibility in work schedule and work location have been suggested as being work features that may promote prolonged employment among older workers. This study focuses on the question whether access to workplace flexibility differs between male and female older workers and how potential differences can be explained. Analyses are based on data collected in 2015 among 4,813 Dutch older workers (age 60-65 years), who were employed in the government, education, care, and welfare sectors. Results show that the studied women on average perceive to have less workplace flexibility than men, both in wo... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Damman, Marleen
Henkens, Kène
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
Reihe/Periodikum: Journal of Applied Gerontology ; volume 39, issue 8, page 915-921 ; ISSN 0733-4648 1552-4523
Verlag/Hrsg.: SAGE Publications
Schlagwörter: Geriatrics and Gerontology / Gerontology
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26846889
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Link(s) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0733464818800651

Flexibility in work schedule and work location have been suggested as being work features that may promote prolonged employment among older workers. This study focuses on the question whether access to workplace flexibility differs between male and female older workers and how potential differences can be explained. Analyses are based on data collected in 2015 among 4,813 Dutch older workers (age 60-65 years), who were employed in the government, education, care, and welfare sectors. Results show that the studied women on average perceive to have less workplace flexibility than men, both in work schedule and in work location. The gender difference in perceived location flexibility can be fully explained by differences in the human capital and job characteristics of male and female older workers. The gender difference in perceived schedule flexibility can be captured less clearly by these factors. This disadvantaged position of late-career women warrants attention in discussions about prolonged employment.