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Gender Differences in the Impact of Work Hours on Health and Well-Being

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Having to work working outside the normal ‘9-5’ (e.g. due to shift work, long weekly work hours or flexible working) can affect men and women differently. For example, women’s health is often reported to be more negatively affected by shift working than men, although the evidence of such a gender divide is mixed. Similarly, while some studies suggest that women benefit more from high work-time control, others report women experiencing negative effects of greater work-time control. In reviewing the evidence, we will examine whether women and men have different experiences of working different types of non-standard work hours, and consider what factors might account for those gender differences.

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Tucker, P. (2021). Gender Differences in the Impact of Work Hours on Health and Well-Being. In: Keisu, BI., Tafvelin, S., Brodin, H. (eds) Gendered Norms at Work. Aligning Perspectives on Health, Safety and Well-Being. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77734-0_8

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