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Work-family trajectories of native and second generation women in Belgium
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Abstract
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| It has been widely established that women’s labour market trajectories are strongly interrelated with their family trajectories. However, while a large body of literature exists among general populations, little is known on interlinkages between work and family trajectories among groups with a migration background. This thesis investigates how the work-family trajectories of second generation women differ compared to those of women without a migration background in Belgium, hereby distinguishing Southern European, Turkish and Maghreb origin groups. More specifically, two dimensions of women’s work-family trajectories are addressed: employment trajectories around the transition to parenthood, as well as the uptake of formal childcare. First, this book examines migrant-native differentials in women’s labour market entry upon graduation since early labour market (dis)advantages are likely to shape women’s work-family trajectories. Subsequently, changes in working hours around the transition to parenthood are compared between native and second generation women. Further, a household perspective is adopted to investigate variation by migration background in couples’ gender division of paid work around the transition to parenthood. Finally, this thesis focusses on the uptake of formal childcare and explores whether and to what extent increasing childcare availability within municipalities can reduce migrant-native uptake gaps. |
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Language
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English
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Publication
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Antwerp
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University of Antwerp, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Sociology
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2022
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202 p.
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Note
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Neels, Karel [Supervisor]
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Wood, Jonas [Supervisor]
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Full text (open access)
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