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This research explores how home-based contracting influences the division of domestic labor and gender roles.

December 16, 2004Gender & Society

Managing Time in Domestic Space

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DODebra OsnowitzClark University

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Analysis demonstrates how home-based contracting impacts gender roles in household management, indicating flexibility benefits for both men and women.

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This research explores how home-based contracting influences the division of domestic labor and gender roles.
Qualitative analysis of home-based contractors' experiences
Examination of work-life balance strategies employed by both men and women
Focus on the intersection of paid and unpaid labor
Women often handle invisible, normative household duties despite flexibility in scheduling.
Men can leverage home-based contracting to challenge traditional gender norms.
The dual nature of this work arrangement reinforces and resists existing gender constructions.

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Debra Osnowitz (2004) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0e66098561d4cf804c2f63 https://doi.org/10.1177/0891243204270209

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Analysis demonstrates how home-based contracting impacts gender roles in household management, indicating flexibility benefits for both men and women.

Managing Time in Domestic Space

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Managing Time in Domestic Space

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